Strategic opportunities (and challenges) of algorithmic decision-making: A call for action on the long-term societal effects of 'datification'

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-14

  Newell, Sue ^a   Marabelli, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithmic decision making; Digital traces; Sensors; Social and ethical issues; Strategic

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; DIGITAL DEVICES; DIGITAL STORAGE; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SENSORS;

DIGITAL DATAS; DIGITAL TRACES; ETHICAL CONCERNS; ETHICAL ISSUES; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; STRATEGIC; STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY; STRATEGIC VALUES;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84937733412     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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