Distributive Justice of Resource Allocation Through Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

Artificial intelligence will take over leadership functions such as rewarding employee performance. It will therefore make decisions about employee outcomes and most likely allocate different resources to employees. Resource Theory of Social Exchange distinguishes six resource classes. The theory postulates that the value of some resources depend on the identity of the provider of the resource and on the relationship with the provider. This raises the question of whether certain resources, such as the resource affiliation, have a value when they are allocated by artificial intelligence. This contribution calls for studies that investigate the value of different resources allocated by artificial intelligence in leadership functions.