Artificial intelligence is reshaping organizations by reconfiguring task structures, skill requirements, and managerial processes. Rather than eliminating jobs, AI adoption fosters new occupational roles and redefines expertise through changed patterns of human-AI collaboration. These developments promise to enhance productivity, though realizing these gains depends critically on the human skills that enable effective technology use.
The concept of skills varies significantly across disciplines, from labour economics viewing skills as human capital to organizational psychology emphasizing cognitive capabilities and sociology examining how skills are socially constructed. This fragmented understanding limits integrated knowledge about how AI shapes skills and productivity. The call seeks to bridge these perspectives by examining how skills are identified, defined, and valued in relation to AI, and how they translate into productivity gains across contexts.