Taster Lecture: MSc Spotlight on Leading Change in the Age of AI

Fitting In or Standing Out? Leading Change in the Age of AI

AI is reshaping organizations, but it's the people inside them who decide whether change succeeds or fails. In this interactive 45-minute taster session, you'll tackle a real AI adoption dilemma using frameworks from WBS's Leading and Managing Change module. Should you champion the change or push back? What are the career risks and rewards? Join us to find out how the best change agents think, and get a taste of the MSc experience at Warwick Business School.

What will you gain from attending?

A taste of the academic experience at Warwick Business School
Exposure to key themes explored in our Master's programmes
Insight into how theory connects with real-world business challenges
An opportunity to experience our teaching style and approach to learning

This session is ideal for anyone considering a Master's at Warwick Business School and wanting to experience the WBS teaching style first-hand.

With

Omid Omidvar - Associate Professor | People - Staff directory | Warwick Business School

Omid Omidvar is an Associate Professor of Organization Studies at Warwick Business School. His research examines the complex interplay between digital and computational technologies and organizational processes. He investigates how the integration of algorithmic ensembles transforms decision-making, routines, and organizational adaptation, with particular attention to the societal implications of these changes. His work on algorithmic inertia reveals how organizations' reliance on predictive algorithms hampers responses in dynamic environments, while his research on the use of digital technologies in distributed contexts reveals how novel forms of organizing might emerge through digital affordances. Drawing on sociological and process theories, his studies span multiple contexts including financial institutions, open collaboration initiatives, and public-private partnerships. His research has appeared in leading management journals including Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management Studies, MIT Sloan, Organization Studies, British Journal of Management, and Long Range Planning.