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Decision Legitimacy in AI-Enabled Organizations: A Multilevel Framework of Algorithmic Authority and Human Judgment
Aslı TENDERİS
21 May 2026 · Vol. 2, Issue 5, pp. 604-615
DOI: 10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E5/2026-14
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This study develops a theoretical framework explaining decision legitimacy in AI-enabled organizations as an emergent outcome of the interplay between algorithmic authority and human judgment. Drawing on institutional theory, socio-technical systems, and behavioral decision-making, it identifies procedural, distributive, and cognitive legitimacy as key dimensions.
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- 21 May 2026
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- Vol. 2, Issue 5, pp. 604-615
- ISSN
- 3051-3561 (online) · 3051-3553 (print)
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- CC BY 4.0 — free to read and reuse with attribution
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- EP Journals Group
Abstract
This study develops a theoretical framework explaining decision legitimacy in AI-enabled organizations as an emergent outcome of the interplay between algorithmic authority and human judgment. Drawing on institutional theory, socio-technical systems, and behavioral decision-making, it identifies procedural, distributive, and cognitive legitimacy as key dimensions. While AI enhances efficiency and consistency, legitimacy depends on transparency, explainability, and perceived fairness. Algorithmic authority may both strengthen and undermine legitimacy, whereas human judgment remains essential for contextual interpretation and accountability. The study advances multilevel propositions and outlines a research agenda for examining legitimacy in hybrid human–AI decision systems.
Keywords: Decision Legitimacy, Algorithmic Authority, Human Judgment, AI-Enabled Organizations, Theoretical Framework
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Aslı TENDERİS (2026). Decision Legitimacy in AI-Enabled Organizations: A Multilevel Framework of Algorithmic Authority and Human Judgment. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(5), 604-615. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E5/2026-14
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year = {2026},
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}Questions about this article
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Aslı TENDERİS.
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In Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, Volume 2, Issue 5, pages 604-615, published by EP Journals Group on 21 May 2026.
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10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E5/2026-14 (https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E5/2026-14).
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APA: Aslı TENDERİS (2026). Decision Legitimacy in AI-Enabled Organizations: A Multilevel Framework of Algorithmic Authority and Human Judgment. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(5), 604-615. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E5/2026-14
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