Yizhen Lu

Papers

Total Citations

290

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About

Yizhen Lu is a leading scholar at the intersection of organizational behavior and artificial intelligence, whose work redefines how we understand human-machine collaboration in the modern workplace. Her most influential contribution, the 2021 paper "When Conscientious Employees Meet Intelligent Machines," has garnered 290 citations and fundamentally challenges long-held assumptions about employee performance. Drawing on complementarity and role theory, Lu demonstrates that while conscientiousness has been the gold standard for predicting success with 20th-century technology, the rise of intelligent machines creates a critical paradox: these systems can now perform the systematic, rule-based tasks that once made conscientious employees invaluable. Her research reveals that the true value of conscientious workers in an AI-augmented workplace lies not in their reliability, but in their ability to adapt to new, complementary roles. This groundbreaking work has reshaped human resource strategies and sparked vital conversations about the future of work. Lu’s scholarship continues to guide organizations navigating the complex interplay between human traits and technological advancement, making her a pivotal voice in understanding the evolving nature of employee-technology partnerships.