Towards a dictatorship of ratings? The risks of un- scrupulous use of feedback

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA E RICERCA SOCIALE
Author/s Daniele Archibugi, Natalia Tosoni
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/133
Language Italian Pages 22 P. 5-26 File size 246 KB
DOI 10.3280/SR2024-133001
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Digital technologies have facilitated the generation of feedback on the per- formance of products and services, thereby reducing existing informational asymmetries and enhancing the effectiveness of the «voice» evoked by Albert Hirschman. Is there a risk that feedback and ratings could become so invasive as to threaten individuals’ privacy? Let’s distinguish between three types of feedback: 1) bottom-up dynamics, where many individuals evaluate and com- ment on the performance of organizations; 2) peer-to-peer, when a series of individuals, in the same hierarchical position, exchange comments and mutual evaluations; 3) top-down, which is obtained when organizations assign a rating to individuals.

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Daniele Archibugi, Natalia Tosoni, Verso una dittatura del rating? I rischi di un uso spregiudicato del feedback in "SOCIOLOGIA E RICERCA SOCIALE " 133/2024, pp 5-26, DOI: 10.3280/SR2024-133001