INVISIBLE ACCOUNTABILITY IN DIGITAL ORGANIZATIONS: MANAGERIAL DRIFT BETWEEN PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS
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| author | GELMANOVA ZOYA SALIKHOVNA SAULSKY YURI NIKOLAEVICH IVANOVA ALEXANDRA VLADIMIROVNA FAYEZ WAZANI ABDUL WALID |
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| contents | <p><em><span lang="EN">This article examines the phenomenon <span>of invisible managerial responsibility</span>, which arises in the context of the digitalization of modern organizations. It demonstrates that with the increasing use of algorithms and the introduction of digital platforms and automated management systems, accountability for results increasingly loses its clear subjectivity. With formalized processes and transparent digital traces, it becomes unclear who exactly makes decisions and who bears responsibility for their consequences.</span></em><em><span lang="EN"> </span></em><em><span lang="EN">The argument is made that in digital organizations, responsibility ceases to be directly tied to job titles, functions, or workloads and begins to <span>"drift" between people, processes, and systems</span>. This creates a situation in which employees and specialists are held accountable for results over which they have no real managerial influence, while key management decisions remain impersonal or are attributed to digital tools.</span></em><em><span lang="EN"> </span></em><em><span lang="EN">This article introduces and develops the author's concept of <span>managerial responsibility drift</span>, describes its main forms (vertical, horizontal, and algorithmic), and analyzes the implications of this phenomenon for management sustainability, the role of the HR function, and the quality of management decisions. Particular attention is paid to how invisible responsibility is concentrated in expert roles (HR, analytics, IT) that lack formal decision-making authority.</span></em><em><span lang="EN"> </span></em></p> |
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| spellingShingle | INVISIBLE ACCOUNTABILITY IN DIGITAL ORGANIZATIONS: MANAGERIAL DRIFT BETWEEN PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS GELMANOVA ZOYA SALIKHOVNA SAULSKY YURI NIKOLAEVICH IVANOVA ALEXANDRA VLADIMIROVNA FAYEZ WAZANI ABDUL WALID digital governance, managerial responsibility, algorithmization, HR architecture, digital risks, organizational resilience <p><em><span lang="EN">This article examines the phenomenon <span>of invisible managerial responsibility</span>, which arises in the context of the digitalization of modern organizations. It demonstrates that with the increasing use of algorithms and the introduction of digital platforms and automated management systems, accountability for results increasingly loses its clear subjectivity. With formalized processes and transparent digital traces, it becomes unclear who exactly makes decisions and who bears responsibility for their consequences.</span></em><em><span lang="EN"> </span></em><em><span lang="EN">The argument is made that in digital organizations, responsibility ceases to be directly tied to job titles, functions, or workloads and begins to <span>"drift" between people, processes, and systems</span>. This creates a situation in which employees and specialists are held accountable for results over which they have no real managerial influence, while key management decisions remain impersonal or are attributed to digital tools.</span></em><em><span lang="EN"> </span></em><em><span lang="EN">This article introduces and develops the author's concept of <span>managerial responsibility drift</span>, describes its main forms (vertical, horizontal, and algorithmic), and analyzes the implications of this phenomenon for management sustainability, the role of the HR function, and the quality of management decisions. Particular attention is paid to how invisible responsibility is concentrated in expert roles (HR, analytics, IT) that lack formal decision-making authority.</span></em><em><span lang="EN"> </span></em></p> |
| title | INVISIBLE ACCOUNTABILITY IN DIGITAL ORGANIZATIONS: MANAGERIAL DRIFT BETWEEN PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS |
| topic | digital governance, managerial responsibility, algorithmization, HR architecture, digital risks, organizational resilience |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18810979 |