Revolutionizing and Balancing Algorithmic Management: Power and Justice

Latha Poonamallee () and S. G. Akhil ()
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Latha Poonamallee: Parsons School of Design
S. G. Akhil: Case Western Reserve University

Chapter 2 in Technology, Management, and Design for Social Justice, 2026, pp 21-47 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Algorithmic management (AM) restructures workplace authority by displacing human judgment in interpersonal, informational, and decisional roles through computational systems (Mintzberg). Using Fraser’s justice framework—redistribution, recognition, and representation—extended by temporal maldistribution, epistemic misrecognition, and scalar misframing, we identify multifaceted harms. Framed within Bodrožić and Adler’s cyclical technological transformation theory, we show how exogenous shocks accelerate disruptive “revolutionizing” phases, followed by “balancing” cycles of worker resistance and institutional reform. Our integrated conceptual model provides a roadmap for analyzing and addressing the structural injustices embedded in AM.

Keywords: Algorithmic management; Workplace surveillance; Labor solidarity; Social justice; Digital taylorism; Worker resistance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-20821-7_2

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