Embedding transparency in artificial intelligence machine learning models: managerial implications on predicting and explaining employee turnover
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Employee turnover (ET) is a major issue faced by firms in all business sectors. Artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning (ML) prediction models can help to classify the likelihood of employees voluntarily departing from employment using historical employee datasets. However, output responses generated by these AI-based ML models lack transparency and interpretability, making it difficult for HR managers to understand the rationale behind the AI predictions. If managers do not understand how and why responses are generated by AI models based on the input datasets, it is unlikely to augment data-driven decision-making and bring value to the organisations. The main purpose of this article is to demonstrate the capability of Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanations (LIME) technique to intuitively explain the ET predictions generated by AI-based ML models for a given employee dataset to HR managers. From a theoretical perspective, we contribute to the International Human Resource Management literature by presenting a conceptual review of AI algorithmic transparency and then discussing its significance to sustain competitive advantage by using the principles of resource-based view theory. We also offer a transparent AI implementation framework using LIME which will provide a useful guide for HR managers to increase the explainability of the AI-based ML models, and therefore mitigate trust issues in data-driven decision-making.
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Traditionally, output responses produced by complex AI algorithms are unexplainable, which makes the reliability and validity of these outputs untrustworthy.
“Traditionally, output responses produced by complex AI algorithms are unexplainable, which makes the reliability and validity of these outputs untrustworthy (Chowdhury et al., 2022).”
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“Exploratory Data Analysis: A comprehensive correlation analysis was conducted to understand the relationships between variables [29].”
The Digital Edge: A Systematic Review of AI-Driven Competitive Advantage
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“Chowdhury et al. (2023) menjelaskan bahwa transparansi menjadi salah satu tantangan utama dalam penerapan kecerdasan buatan pada manajemen sumber daya manusia karena keputusan yang dihasilkan sering kali sulit dipahami oleh pengguna.”
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A Management Control oriented Governance Framework for Artificial Intelligence
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“Researchers showed that increasing transparency in AI models mitigated trust issues and increased adoption (Chowdhury et al., 2022).”
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“…and interpretability shape HCPs work design characteristics, and find workable solutions aimed at the explainability and transparency of the AI (Chowdhury et 2023) to instigate trust among HCPs. Future studies should also examine the synergies identified in our AI-driven Work Synergy Model and…”
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- Authors
- Chowdhury, S., Joel-Edgar, S., Dey, P. K., Bhattacharya, S., & Kharlamov, A.
- Affiliations
- TBS Education (FR)
- Northeastern University London (GB)
- Aston University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Chowdhury, Soumyadeb
- Venue
- The International Journal of Human Resource Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2022-04-27
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 2732-2764
- ISSN
- 0958-5192 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-4399
- OpenAlex
- W4293154704
- Semantic Scholar
- 5ba5e2e3223da8ec3b71ca74babb86157b80ba2b
- Cited by
- 140
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 43 · 2025: 48 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 22.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- The International Journal of Human Resource Management (publishedVersion)
- Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › AI and HR Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Keywords
- employee turnover, artificial intelligence, machine learning, model transparency, explainability, lime, local interpretable model-agnostic explanations, algorithmic transparency, HR decision-making, trust in AI, resource-based view, competitive advantage, predictive analytics
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