Artificial Intelligence in Socio-Technical Systems: Human, Organizational, and Ethical Dimensions of Intelligent Transformation
A special issue of Systems (ISSN 2079-8954). This special issue belongs to the section "Systems Practice in Social Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 272
Special Issue Editor
Interests: management; Industry 4.0; leadership; decision making; socio-technical systems; psychology in management; occupational health and management
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Dear Colleagues,
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping organizational systems, decision-making processes and the nature of human work. Beyond its technical capacities, AI acts as a catalyst for systemic change—transforming how people, technologies and institutions interact. This Special Issue invites contributions that examine AI as part of socio-technical systems in which human resource management, leadership and ethical governance play critical roles. We welcome theoretical, empirical and modeling studies that adopt a systems perspective to explore interdependencies between human and machine intelligence, organizational adaptation and the sustainability of AI-enabled transformation. Potential topics include AI-driven decision support in HRM, feedback mechanisms between human performance and algorithmic predictions, systems approaches to ethical and transparent AI use and frameworks for responsible organizational design. The goal is to deepen our understanding of AI as a complex adaptive system, emphasizing the co-evolution of technology and human agency in shaping resilient, equitable and intelligent organizations.
Prof. Dr. Maja Meško
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- systems thinking
- socio-technical systems
- human–AI collaboration
- HRM systems
- organizational transformation
- ethical AI
- system dynamics
- intelligent organizations
- responsible innovation
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