{
  "title": "IA on the job: can explaining a decision replace participation?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/ia-on-the-job-expliquer-une-decision-ne-remplace-pas-la-participation-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-03-19",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "AI makes managerial explanations easier to draft. Research on procedural justice nevertheless suggests distinguishing the quality of the message from the opportunity to speak before a decision is made.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "AI on the Job",
  "place": {
    "name": "Geneva",
    "region": "Genève",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "E."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Explanations matter too, but differently",
      "point": "Jerald Greenberg (1990, Journal of Applied Psychology) studied reactions to a temporary pay cut in an industrial setting."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that an assistant capable of drafting a detailed justification makes decisions fairer."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limits of the evidence and current practice",
      "point": "These studies do not concern generative AI, and their settings do not allow direct predictions about reactions within a Geneva organisation."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Genève",
      "point": "For a practical application of the programme with SHR in Geneva, a private bank, an international organisation, a watchmaking company or a commodity trading firm could examine training-access decisions whose explanations are drafted with AI."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Earley",
      "year": "1990",
      "source": "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Greenberg",
      "year": "1990",
      "source": "Journal of Applied Psychology"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 417,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-03-19-en.jpg?v=4",
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  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/ia-on-the-job/geneve",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/geneve",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}