AI Agents and Agentic Systems: Redefining Global it Management

Laurie Hughes, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Keyao Li, Mandanna Appanderanda, Mousa Ahmad Al-Bashrawi and Inyoung Chae

Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 2025, vol. 28, issue 3, 175-185

Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents represent a transformative advancement in global Information Technology (IT) management, introducing autonomous, goal-driven systems capable of reasoning, adapting, and executing decisions across distributed IT ecosystems. By leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and advanced AI frameworks, they enhance operational efficiency, decision-making, and cross-border IT collaboration. Their impact spans finance, healthcare, supply chain management, and enterprise IT services, where they act as virtual team members, automating infrastructure management, optimizing workflows, and ensuring 24/7 global system continuity. Despite these benefits, challenges persist in trust management, ethical accountability, and legacy system integration. As AI agents take on complex roles, concerns over safety, security, transparency, bias, and decision-making accountability become critical for many organizations. This study examines these complexities from a global IT perspective. We review the recent research and propose a research agenda that explores the ethical, operational, and strategic implications of AI agents in modern IT ecosystems.

Date: 2025
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