International Business
INTB 6249: Digitization of International Business
Lecture - 3 credits
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- Exposes students to the opportunities and challenges that digitalization presents for the core tenets and managerial practices of international business.
- New digital technologies have given rise to digitally born companies that internationalize through online platforms at an exponential pace.
- Companies from unrelated industries that may have traditionally not competed against each other now co-create value on digital platform ecosystems.
- Countries are increasingly implementing policies that aim to bridge the digital divide and alleviate poverty.
- A darker side of digitalization has also emerged.
- While some countries push for a global and open internet infrastructure, others engage in digital protectionism.
- Artificial intelligence can further be abused for digital authoritarianism purposes.
- Data privacy breaches are also rising globally.
- Examines how companies, industries, and governments should respond.
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