Replaced by Machines? The Intelligent (Ro)Bots as the Disruptive Innovation for Human Workforce in Cross Cultural Perspective

Artur Modliński; Marcin Bartosiak

doi:10.18778/8220-533-6

Replaced by Machines? The Intelligent (Ro)Bots as the Disruptive Innovation for Human Workforce in Cross Cultural Perspective

Artur Modliński

University of Lodz, Department of Management, Faculty of Management

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5734-7975 (unauthenticated)

Marcin Bartosiak

Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, Italy

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5229-4288 (unauthenticated)

Publication:

Facets of Managing in Cross-Cultural Diversity

Series: Management

Pages: 69-89

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-533-6.05

Keywords: Human Resources, Migration of Employees, Social Capital, Intelligent (Ro)Bots, European Identities in Business, Cross-Cultural Diversity

Published: 16 November 2021

Categories: Economics and management, Open Access

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing capacity in sensing, cognizing, and performing, is directly exposing the human workforce to the competition with more and more intelligent machines. The potential replacement of the human workforce by AI has become the starting point for a scientific discussion not only for human resources management, but also for organizational anthropology and cross-cultural management. Managers should know the nature of machines replacing humans, and develop strategies to deal with the phenomenon. This chapter presents examples of professions that can be replaced by technology. It also shows a case where such a replacement has already happened. It tries to answer the question if the human workforce can be universally (globally) “disrupted” by autonomous technologies, and it lies the foundation for future research regarding the acceptance of technology in various cultures.

Artur Modliński, University of Lodz, Department of Management, Faculty of Management

Artur Modliński is an assistant professor in the Department of Management at the University of Łódź, Head of Center for Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-communication Research. He is an expert in IRIS-ALKONA Institute (Latvia) and Researcher in CITAD Research Center (Portugal). Artur is interested in autonomous technologies, algorithmic management, posthuman management, and human-computer interactions.

Marcin Bartosiak, Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, Italy

Marcin Bartosiak is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Pavia. He holds a PhD in Economics and Management of Technology. Marcin is a member of Digital Data Streams Lab, digITA- 4Good Lab, and the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-communication Research. He was a visiting scholar at Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. Marcin is interested in the design of persuasive technology, digital nudging, and artificial intelligence. He is also interested in studying these topics in the context of management and sustainable development.

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Modliński, Artur, and Marcin Bartosiak. 2021. “Replaced by Machines? The Intelligent (Ro)Bots As the Disruptive Innovation for Human Workforce in Cross Cultural Perspective”. In Facets of Managing in Cross-Cultural Diversity, edited by Ilona Świątek-Barylska and Udaya Mohan Devadas, 69-89. Management. Poland: Lodz University Press. https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-533-6.05.

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