Middle Management in the AI Epoch: Redundant or Reinvented?

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This study seeks to uncover the consequences of AI integration, shedding light on its potential implications for the professional identity of middle managers. The findings will contribute to a deeper understanding of the evolving landscape of work practices and inform the identification of new managerial responsibilities in AI implementation.</div></div><table class="properties"><tbody><tr class="status"><th scope="row">Status</th><td>Active</td></tr><tr class="effective-startend-date"><th scope="row">Effective start/end date</th><td><span class="date">1/09/21</span> → …</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="loadMore"><a class="portal_link btn-primary btn-sm with-arrow-down" href="javascript://" aria-hidden="true"><span>View all</span></a></div> <div class="showLess"><a class="portal_link btn-primary btn-sm with-arrow-up" href="javascript://" aria-hidden="true"><span>View less</span></a></div> <div class="rendering rendering_keywordable rendering_expertkeywordgroupsportal rendering_keywordable_expertkeywordgroupsportal"><div class="keyword-group"><h3 class="subheader">Keywords</h3><ul class="relations keywords"><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>Artificial Intelligence</span></li><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>Organisation</span></li><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>middle management</span></li><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>professional Identity</span></li></ul></div></div> </section> <section class="content-sidebar project-sidebar" aria-label="Additional information"> </section> </div> </div> <div class="page-section"> <section aria-label="Related content section"> <div class="page-section content-relation-section project-prizes"> <div class="container"> <div class="header"> <h2 class="section-title" id="related-prizes-title"> <i class="icon icon-prizes" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="title"> Prizes </span> </h2> </div> <div class="relation-list relation-list-prizes"> <ul class="list-results"> <li class="list-result-item"> <div class="result-container"> <div class="rendering rendering_prize rendering_short rendering_prize_short"><h3 class="title"><a rel="Prize" href="https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/prizes/college-studentship-from-the-school-of-business-and-management-at" class="link"><span>College Studentship from the School of Business and Management at RHUL</span></a></h3><p><a rel="Person" href="https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/persons/basel-kurdi" class="link person"><span>Kurdi, B.</span></a> (Recipient), <span class="prize_shortrenderer_date">2021</span></p><p class="type"><span class="type_family">Prize<span class="type_family_sep">: </span></span><span class="type_classification">Other distinction</span></p></div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer"> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <script> $(document).ready(function () { var li = $(".rendering_upmproject_fundingportal ul.relations li,.rendering_upmproject_portal-fundingportal ul.relations li"); 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