INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence Adoption on Employees' Professional Identity: The Relationship of Psychological Safety and Work Redesign—An Applied Study of Iraqi Universities

Dr. Muayed Abdulkareem Shakir Al-Naqeeb

Lecturer at Department of Business Administration, Al-Iraqia Science University, Baghdad, Iraq

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http://doi.org/10.37648/ijps.v22i01.004

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