The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is: Develop strategic plans for global expansion that address management challenges related to international business. Overview Now that your company (airplane industry) is ready in other ways, it is time to complete the strategic management tasks needed before you can start operations in the destination country. In this assignment, you will explain the strategic planning tasks that must be completed to get your company ready to start in its new environment. Instructions Write a 4-5 page paper setting your company’s agenda for strategic planning. Each of the following instructions includes steps to guide your work: Explain whether your strategic planning will take an economic focus, a quality focus, an administrative focus, or some combination; clarify the types of tasks that go with the focus you select. Select a focus for your strategic planning and identify the types of tasks that go with the focus you select. Justify your choice based on the needs of the company and the context of the destination country. Develop a recommendation for entry strategy and organizational structure that balances business needs and host-country conditions. Decide on an entry strategy for your company based on its business needs and any barriers to entry. Conduct research to discover the business needs of companies similar to yours and barriers that are particular to the destination country or similar countries. Identify an organizational structure best suited to meet the goals of your company’s global expansion. Research the destination country or similar examples to identify organizational structures and/or cultural concerns, so that you can propose an organizational structure to suit both company and host-country priorities. Define at least three priorities for managing political risks in the company’s global expansion that account for host-country government and/or political conditions. Research specific political risks relevant to your destination country (Switzerland) and risks faced by other companies in the industry. This research will help you identify types of risks that are relevant to the country and the company.
