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Section 1.1: The International Management Set

Lecture video 1

I. What Changes at the Border: The International Management Set

II. The Semiglobalization Corrective: What the "Flat World" Narrative Gets Wrong

III. The CAGE Framework: Making Distance Diagnostic

IV. Jurisdictional Complexity: The Permanent Establishment Hazard

V. Capital Market Liabilities: Home Bias and the Cost of Being Unfamiliar

VI. Currency and Translation Risk

VII. Aggregating the Set: From Distance Diagnosis to a Defensible Decision

Section 1.2: Semiglobalization and the Law of Distance

Lecture Video 2

I. Measuring Integration: Depth and the Reality of Semiglobalization

II. The Law of Distance and the Regional Structure of Business

III. The CAGE Framework as a Practitioner's Diagnostic

IV. Globaloney: How the Bias Produces Management Failure

V. The Foreign Firm Discount: Semiglobalization Priced by the Market

VI. From Diagnosis to Decision: Aggregation Against Adaptation

Section 1.3: Integration Drivers and Countercurrents

Lecture Video 3

I. Geoeconomic Fragmentation: The Policy-Driven Countercurrent

II. The Return of Industrial Policy and the FDI Shake-Up

III. Drivers of Resilience: The AI and Digital Engine

IV. Connector Countries: Routing Around Fragmentation

V. The Stability of Depth: Reading the Aggregate Correctly

VI. From Narrative to Decision: De-Risking as the Defensible Position

Section 1.4: The Globotics Transformation

Lecture Video 4

I. The Globotics Framework: Two Engines, One Substitution

II. The Third Unbundling: What Actually Crosses the Border

III. Telemigration and the Scale of the Wage Gap

IV. Tradability Shocks: Machine Translation and Collaborative Technology

V. White-Collar Robots: From Thinking Slow to Thinking Fast

VI. The Globotics Quadrant: Diagnosing Exposure

VII. From Diagnosis to Decision: Where the Arbitrage Is Actually Available

Section 1.5: AI as Endowment and Tradability Shock

Lecture Video 5

I. AI as a Concentrated Factor Endowment

II. The Digital Divide and Governance Exclusion

III. Machine Translation as a Tradability Shock

IV. AI-Enabling Goods: The Hardware Side of the Same Story

V. Distributional Consequences: Exposure Is Not the Same as Vulnerability

VI. From Endowment to Decision: The Two-Sided AI Strategy

Section 1.6: The Distributed Firm

Lecture Video 6

I. The Distributed Firm as a Product of the Third Unbundling

II. The Arbitrage and Where It Is Actually Available

III. The OECD 2025 Framework: A Two-Part Diagnostic

IV. Three Regimes, Not One: PE, Social Security, and Pillar Two

V. Defensive Levers and What They Do Not Cover

VI. From Exposure to Policy: Designing the Distributed Workforce Decision

Section 1.7: The Liability of Foreignness

Lecture Video 7

I. LOF as the Organizing Problem of International Management

II. Decomposing the Hazards: Four Sources, Four Logics

III. Capital Market LOF and the Home Bias Puzzle

IV. Mitigation: Legitimacy as a Strategic Asset

V. Case Example: Logitech's Multi-Jurisdictional Position

VI. Boundary Condition: When Foreignness Pays

VII. From Decomposition to Decision: Matching Remedy to Hazard

Knowledge Check

Knowledge Check: The International Management Set

Knowledge Check: The Semiglobalization Corrective

Knowledge Check: The CAGE Framework

Knowledge Check: Jurisdictional Complexity

Knowledge Check:  Measuring Integration

Knowledge Check:  The Law of Distance

Knowledge Check:  Geoeconomic Fragmentation

Knowledge Check:  The Globotics Framework

Knowledge Check:  Telemigration

Knowledge Check: AI as a Concentrated Factor Endowment

Knowledge Check: Machine Translation

Knowledge Check: The Distributed Firm

Knowledge Check: The OECD 2025 Framework

Knowledge Check: Liability of Foreignness

Knowledge Check: Capital Market LOF

Knowledge Check: Logitech's Multi-Jurisdictional Position

Welcome to "Globalization, Digitalization, and the Distributed Firm," a comprehensive online course designed to equip modern business leaders, strategists, and international managers with the tools to navigate today's complex global economy. In an era where the "flat world" narrative has been replaced by the realities of semiglobalization and geoeconomic fragmentation, understanding the nuances of international business is more critical than ever.

Welcome to "Globalization, Digitalization, and the Distributed Firm," a comprehensive online course designed to equip modern business leaders, strategists, and international managers with the tools to navigate today's complex global economy. In an era where the "flat world" narrative has been replaced by the realities of semiglobalization and geoeconomic fragmentation, understanding the nuances of international business is more critical than ever. This course dives deep into the intersection of global trade, digital transformation, and the rise of the distributed workforce. You will explore the CAGE framework to diagnose distance, unpack the "Globotics" transformation driven by AI and telemigration, and learn how to mitigate the Liability of Foreignness (LOF). We will examine the profound impact of artificial intelligence as a tradability shock, the return of industrial policy, and the intricacies of jurisdictional complexity, including Permanent Establishment (PE) hazards and the OECD 2025 framework. Whether you are managing a distributed firm, assessing capital market liabilities, or designing a resilient, de-risked global strategy, this course provides actionable insights and defensible decision-making frameworks. By bridging the gap between high-level macroeconomic trends and day-to-day operational decisions, this program ensures you are not just reacting to global shifts, but proactively leveraging them. You will analyze real-world cases like Logitech's multi-jurisdictional positioning and understand how connector countries are routing around fragmentation. Prepare to transform your understanding of global integration, harness the power of white-collar robotics, and build a robust, distributed workforce strategy that thrives in a semiglobalized world. Enroll today to secure your competitive advantage in the digital global marketplace.

Chapter 1

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            <p>The modern business landscape is defined by the complex interplay between globalization, rapid digitalization, and the evolving structure of the distributed firm. Rather than operating in a perfectly "flat" world, today's international managers must navigate the nuanced reality of semiglobalization, where the "Law of Distance" still heavily dictates the regional structure of business. This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the international management set, equipping learners with critical diagnostic tools like the CAGE framework to accurately assess cross-border distances, cultural variances, and jurisdictional complexities. By examining both the drivers of global integration, such as the AI and digital engine, and the countercurrents of geoeconomic fragmentation and industrial policy, participants will learn how to move from mere distance diagnosis to making defensible, strategic decisions in an interconnected yet fractured global market.</p>

<p>As technological advancements drive the "Third Unbundling," the traditional boundaries of the firm are being radically reshaped by the globotics transformation, telemigration, and the rise of white-collar automation. This curriculum delves deeply into how artificial intelligence acts as both a concentrated factor endowment and a tradability shock, fundamentally altering where and how labor arbitrage is actually available. Furthermore, the course addresses the practical realities of managing a distributed workforce, guiding learners through the OECD 2025 framework, permanent establishment hazards, and the overarching Liability of Foreignness (LOF). Through detailed case studies, such as Logitech's multi-jurisdictional positioning, and rigorous quizzes, professionals will master the defensive levers and strategic adaptations required to mitigate capital market liabilities, overcome the foreign firm discount, and successfully design a resilient distributed firm.</p>
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