Digital transformation of professions

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13585
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: Goto Masashi 神戸大学, 経済経営研究所, 准教授 (20868278)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 専門職 / 人工知能

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study has produced several theories from empirical research on how various innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), will change the nature of professionals.
Specifically, implications were extracted from five perspectives: 1) sensemaking (professionals' view of the future), 2) professional identity, 3) innovation (service R&D), 4) institutional change, and 5) the rise of professional-oriented entrepreneurs. In summary, the rise of AI has had a major impact on the worldview of professionals, resulting in important changes such as organizational digital innovation efforts (service R&D) at major professional organizations, survival strategies at the professional level centered on professional associations, and digital entrepreneurship by professionals in related fields.

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組織論

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、黎明期で世界的にもほとんど実証研究が発信されていない分野で、最新の現実に基づいて新しい知識を開拓している。これら研究成果は、海外論文誌で台頭し大きな注目を集める関連研究の先駆的論文として発信され、欧州を中心とした学術的対話をリードする一定の役割を果たした。
さらに、今後技術革新がさらに続く中で、本研究はAIなどに職業や専門職がどのように影響を受け、またどのように対処することが可能なのか、特定の職域を超えた示唆を提供する点で、社会的意義がある。