Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI and Automation
人工智能与自动化时代的战略领导力
Guoli Chen 陈国立
Guoli Chen is a Professor of Strategy, Mubadala Chair in Corporate Governance and Strategy at INSEAD. Prof. Chen received his Ph.D. in strategic management from the Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on the influence of top executives, boards of directors, and human capital on strategic choices and organizational outcomes. His work has been published in top academic journals including Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Management Science, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal. His articles and opinions also appear in newspapers and magazines, such as Bloomberg, Channel News Asia, China Daily, Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, Harvard Business Review (online), Washington Post etc.
Prof. Chen served as various leadership positions at Corporate Strategy, Strategic Leadership and Governance Interest Groups of SMS, Research and Executive committee member for the AOM’s STR division. He also served as a senior editor of Organization Science, Management and Organization Review, and contributing editor of Strategy Science. Guoli published several best-selling cases on Chinese companies, such as “Huawei’s smartphone strategy”, “Uber vs. Didi”, “Shein vs Zara”. He was recognized as The Case Centre's Top 50 Bestselling Case Authors. His recent book “Seeing the Unseen: Behind Chinese Tech Giants' Global Venturing” studies how Chinese internet firms innovate and grow, their strategic mindsets, and challenges faced in overseas markets.
报告题目：Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI and Automation
报告摘要：I will discuss how AI and automation are reshaping strategic leadership. We argue that, on the one hand, these technologies may increase power concentration within the top management team. On the other hand, advancements in AI capabilities are likely to alterthe substitutability of corporate executives, including CEOs, by shifting the relative importance of different forms of human and social capital. While prior research has primarily focused on AI’s potential to automate routine employee tasks, we contend that emerging AI technologies extend substitution risks to leadership roles as well. We also try to address a question: what shield CEOs from the replacement risks?
