Title: Shaping the Future of Work: How Artificial Intelligence Transforms Managerial Roles and Career Pathways
Authors: Trang Gia Nghi, Hoang Ngoc Dieu Anh
Volume: 9
Issue: 9
Pages: 132-138
Publication Date: 2025/09/28
Abstract:
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is altering productivity and automation in business and redefining the skills needed for managerial positions more than any other technological advancement. Emerging research evaluating the implications of AI in business administration emphasize these changes without recognizing the managerial AI implications on social structures. This paper aims at exploring the impact AI is likely to have on the careers of the professional practitioners in business management. It is anchored in the Resource Based View (RBV) of the firm and the theory of Dynamic Capabilities and Knowledge Management. The paper attempts to analyze the disruptive and enabling impacts of AI on the composition, management, and organization of enterprises. The proposed design is sequential and mixes qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative data is obtained through interviews with Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Human Resource (HR) managers. The quantitative data is obtained through a survey. It is analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) technique. The preliminary findings affirm that AI augments productivity by automating mundane managerial tasks, thus creating strategic avenues of expanding managerial influences. It is also evident that AI enables the emergence of new interdisciplinary managerial careers that combine innovation, technological leadership, and managerial skills. The addition to the paper is the comprehensive structure which consolidates the use of AI and the changing nature of work in business management as well as the implications on firms, employees, and policymakers in formulating strategies to adapt to an AI driven business ecosystem.