LNELecture Notes in Education, Arts, Management and Social ScienceTBA2705-053XBio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.18063/LNE.v3i10.1104ArticleInternational Management in the Era of Digital Disruption and Artificial Intelligence Innovation: Leadership and Strategic Transformation in A Global Contexthttps://artdesignp.com/journal/LNE/3/10/10.18063/LNE.v3i10.1104Kumari PoudelSanju,WangMin,YoonYoungJib,LiuHao20253102025-11-26Digital disruption and AI-driven transformation are reshaping international management at a systemic, organizational, and leadership level. Problem: Existing multinational corporations (MNCs) face growing uncertainty arising from algorithmic governance, global data regulation, geopolitical fragmentation, and virtual workforce restructuring. Gap: Although prior research recognizes AI as a strategic driver, scholarly work insufficiently explains how AI reshapes international leadership competencies and strategic transformation pathways, particularly within emerging-market multinational contexts. Method: This study adopts a conceptual–comparative approach, integrating international management theories with digital transformation reports, and synthesizes cross-disciplinary literature from AI innovation, global strategy, and digital leadership research. Contribution: The paper develops a three-stage conceptual framework: “AI Innovation → Leadership Adaptation → Strategic Outcomes,” clarifying how AI capabilities reshape leadership roles, competencies, and multinational strategy formation. It further provides policy implications, practice guidelines, and future research directions to support responsible and sustainable human–AI collaborative global management.Digital disruption, Artificial intelligence, International management, Digital leadership, Global strategy

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