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Jonathan H. Westover

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Oct 2026

The Architecture of Work Is Collapsing. Most Organizations Are Still Building Ladders.

Traditional organizational hierarchies are undergoing rapid compression driven by technological capability, economic pressure, and structural necessity. Analysis of recent workforce data reveals a fundamental disconnect: while leadership architectures designed for vertical progression remain intact, the actual structur...

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Oct 2026

Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Human Reliance on Generative AI

The rapid diffusion of generative artificial intelligence into workplace and personal contexts has created substantial uncertainty regarding how individuals rely on these systems over time. This article examines longitudinal patterns in AI delegation and disclosure behaviors, drawing on evidence from a six-wave study s...

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Open access Sep 2026

Performer Readiness: A Multidimensional Framework for Understanding Human Performance Degradation in High-Stakes Occupational Contexts

Human performance failures in high-stakes occupational settings—healthcare, aviation, emergency response, and industrial operations—frequently prompt interventions targeting individual behavior, training, or motivation. This article proposes an alternative analytical framework centered on performer readiness: the const...

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Sep 2026

When the Machine Is Ready but the Mind Is Not: Designing Organizations for Human Capacity in the Age of AI

Abstract: As artificial intelligence adoption accelerates across enterprises, organizations confront an unexpected constraint: not technological readiness, but human cognitive capacity. While 79 percent of organizations have adopted generative AI, only 39 percent report measurable business impact, suggesting implementa...

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Oct 2026

Cognitive Polarization in the AI Era: Organizational Strategies to Prevent a Mental Underclass

David Brooks's cautionary framework on cognitive polarization—wherein individuals with high need-for-cognition leverage AI to amplify capacity while others outsource thinking entirely—presents organizations with an urgent strategic imperative. This article synthesizes research on workplace AI adoption, employee develop...

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Review Open access Oct 2026

How Generative AI is Reshaping Work, Skills, and Organizational Strategy

This research examines how generative artificial intelligence, large language models, and machine learning are transforming work across industries. Through a mixed-methods approach comprising interviews with 42 organizational leaders (January-June 2024), a survey of 157 knowledge workers, and comparative analysis of 18...

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Review Sep 2026

A New Paradigm of Personnel Evaluation: From HR Metrics to AI and Empathy-Led Leadership

Personnel evaluation systems are undergoing fundamental transformation as organizations confront the limitations of traditional appraisal methods in increasingly dynamic, digitized, and data-rich work environments. This article examines how conventional performance management approaches—characterized by episodic review...

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Open access Sep 2026

Artificial Intelligence Risk Management: A Comprehensive Framework for Organizational Implementation

The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies across organizational contexts has generated unprecedented opportunities alongside substantial risks that demand systematic management approaches. This article presents a comprehensive analysis of AI-related risks and develops an integrated framework for o...

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Sep 2026

Organizational Design in the Age of AI: Navigating the Structural Transformation of Work Writer: Jonathan H. Westover, PhD

The integration of artificial intelligence into organizational systems presents unprecedented challenges to traditional organizational structures, roles, and talent models. As AI agents become capable of performing knowledge work at scale, organizations face pressure to redesign fundamental elements including departmen...

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Sep 2026

Bridging Science and Practice: Reimagining the Knowledge Ecosystem in Applied Psychology and Beyond

The persistent gap between academic research and professional practice represents one of the most pressing challenges confronting applied psychology, business education, and related professional fields. Despite decades of scholarly attention and mounting institutional pressures to demonstrate societal impact, the divid...

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Sep 2026

Designing Work for the Age of AI: Strategic Responses to Human-Machine Complementarity

Emerging evidence on AI's dual capacity to automate tasks and augment human capabilities, offering leaders a framework for navigating this transition is synthesizes, and five dimensions of distinctively human capability are identified—Empathy, Presence, Opinion, Creativity, and Hope—that complement rather than compete...

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Review Sep 2026

The Gen Z AI Confidence Gap: Navigating Paradoxical Attitudes Toward Workplace Technology

Evidence on Gen Z's concerns regarding creativity, critical thinking, learning efficacy, and workplace risks is synthesized, and evidence-based organizational responses centered on transparent communication, competency-building frameworks, human-AI collaboration models, and developmental support systems are proposed.

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