Industry 4.0 and changing managerial roles

Representing a technological and industrial breaking point, Industry 4.0 has been a widely discussed issue since 2011. In the studies, it is predicted that Industry 4.0 will have a significant impact on social life and organizations. In this study, the answers to the questions of whether the managerial roles defined by Mintzberg (1971; 1973) and the managerial skills stated in Katz's (1955) study have changed today when the concept of Industry 4.0 is discussed, and if there is a change, what are the newly formed roles and skills are sought. In the first part of research, the concept of Industry 4.0 was mentioned and Industry 4.0 elements were defined, in second part, while the managerial roles and skills were mentioned, its connection with Industry 4.0 was established. The last part consists of implementation. A exploratory, qualitative study was carried out. In determining the situation, diversification was made by using quantitative data. Within the findings, it has been observed that Industry 4.0, managerial roles and skills are in interaction. As a result, it was found that a new role was not added to the managerial roles defined by Mintzberg (1971; 1973), but some lost their importance and some became more important. In addition, leadership, motivation, take initiative, reliable, self-confidence, self management, good time management, technical expertise, customer, quality and human-oriented, team work, flexibility, digital adaptation, organizing, risk taking, creativity, imagination, openness to experience, curiosity, empathy, problem solving, strategic thinking ability, lifelong learning, being a researcher, decision making, modeling, programming, digital literacy, digital vision, devotional, interpersonal communication, M2M communication, cultural awareness, IT technology skills , using big data, interdisciplinary work, network technology, data-network security, business process management and cooperation skills become more important. Keywords: Industry 4.0, Managerial Roles, Managerial Skills, Change, Transformation.