When eliminating bias isn’t fair: Algorithmic reductionism and procedural justice in human resource decisions

• Published in: Organizational behavior and human decision processes Vol. 160; pp. 149 - 167
• Main Authors: Newman, David T., Fast, Nathanael J., Harmon, Derek J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Algorithms; Fairness; People analytics; Procedural justice; People analytics; Algorithms; Procedural justice; Fairness

•Algorithmic decisions are perceived as less fair than identical decisions by humans.•Perceptions of reductionism mediate the adverse effect of algorithms on fairness.•Algorithmic reductionism comes in two forms: quantification and decontextualization.•Employees voice lower organizational commitment...