The future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot?

There has been much talk about the use of robotics within professional functions such as finance, HR, procurement, etc especially when change is driven by the shared services model. This article explores the often overlapping concepts of work automation and robotic technology before considering the...

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Main Authors: Ian Herbert, Aravindhan Dhayalan, Andy Scott
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spelling rr-article-95018272016-01-01T00:00:00Z The future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot? Ian Herbert (1254471) Aravindhan Dhayalan (7197152) Andy Scott (7199024) Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified untagged Business and Management not elsewhere classified There has been much talk about the use of robotics within professional functions such as finance, HR, procurement, etc especially when change is driven by the shared services model. This article explores the often overlapping concepts of work automation and robotic technology before considering the possibilities for transforming the way professional work might be carried out in future. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/24457 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_future_of_professional_work_will_you_be_replaced_or_will_you_be_sitting_next_to_a_robot_/9501827 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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The future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot?
description There has been much talk about the use of robotics within professional functions such as finance, HR, procurement, etc especially when change is driven by the shared services model. This article explores the often overlapping concepts of work automation and robotic technology before considering the possibilities for transforming the way professional work might be carried out in future.
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author Ian Herbert
Aravindhan Dhayalan
Andy Scott
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Andy Scott
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title The future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot?
title_short The future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot?
title_full The future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot?
title_fullStr The future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot?
title_full_unstemmed The future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot?
title_sort future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot?
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