2134/24457 Ian Herbert Ian Herbert Aravindhan Dhayalan Aravindhan Dhayalan Andy Scott Andy Scott The future of professional work: will you be replaced, or will you be sitting next to a robot? Loughborough University 2017 untagged Business and Management not elsewhere classified 2017-03-17 11:40:57 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/The_future_of_professional_work_will_you_be_replaced_or_will_you_be_sitting_next_to_a_robot_/9501827 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.