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Review Nº 13

Determinants of Delegating AI-Exposable Occupational Tasks: A Scoping Review
AuthorsAlessandro D'Ettorre, Luca Costa, Nicolas Panetti, Jia Tang, Mario Zoda, Yalda Ahmadi Soumeh Saraei, Darla Shahu, Alessio Delli Santi, Giacomo Dettori and Gianfranco Molino
27/30
Score
The revised submission decisively resolves the most prevalent and damaging consensus issues — placeholders, citation format, source-count inconsistencies, framework unification, and use-case integration — while leaving secondary but non-trivial gaps around source classification, a fully formalized Type-1 checklist, and a slightly informal Method tone.

The Pros

7 Items
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All "paper x" placeholders replaced with proper numbered ACM-style citations.
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Source counts now consistent across abstract (30), body (30), references (30), and flow diagram (N=30).
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Use case fully restructured into subsections that mirror the four framework domains, including a dedicated Framework Evaluation subsection.
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Database strategy expanded beyond Scopus to include Google Scholar with authoritative publisher filters (OECD, McKinsey) plus a supplementary targeted search.
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A unifying conceptual diagram (Figure 1) and Key Findings table now provide the visual framework reviewers requested.
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Six themes consolidated into four, improving thematic synthesis and reducing overlap.
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Abstract and Introduction added, addressing Review 12's most critical structural concern.

The Cons

6 Items
No evidence-type classification (empirical / theoretical / practice) in references or appendix; compliance with the source-quota requirement is still not demonstrable from the document alone.
The Type-1 checklist is implicit in the Conclusions bullet questions rather than presented as a clearly labeled, stand-alone decision artifact.
The 50-citation threshold remains the default for the main Scopus search; its limitations are not explicitly acknowledged in the Gaps section.
Method section retains some informal first-person constructions ("We started with...", "We then turned to...").
Geographic bias acknowledged in Gaps but not translated into concrete guidance for non-Western contexts in the Conclusions, as suggested by Review 4.
The flow diagram is more legible but its dual-pipeline layout (main + targeted-search branch) is still visually crowded.

Suggested Changes

12 Pointers
01
High
Location
Appendix A.3 / Reference list
Issue
No source-classification column showing whether each source is empirical, theoretical, or practice-based; reviewers (3, 6, 9) explicitly requested this and it remains the most prominent unaddressed item
Suggested Fix
Add a short table in the appendix listing each of the 30 references with a column "Evidence Type" (Empirical / Theoretical / Practice) and verify compliance with the 8-empirical / 3-practice quotas
02
High
Location
Section 7 (Conclusions)
Issue
The six decision questions act as a checklist but are embedded in prose, weakening the deliverable required for Project Type 1
Suggested Fix
Promote the bullet list into a clearly labeled "Delegation Checklist" subsection (e.g., 7.1) with a brief instruction line on how to apply it (Yes/No per item, threshold for delegation)
03
High
Location
Section 2 (Method), paragraph on filters
Issue
The 50-citation threshold is still applied to the main Scopus search without acknowledging its bias against 2024–2026 work
Suggested Fix
Add one sentence in Section 2 (or in Section 5 Gaps) explicitly recognizing this limitation and explaining why supplementary searches were used to mitigate it
04
Medium
Location
Section 2 (Method)
Issue
Tone remains informal with first-person narrative ("We started with...", "We then turned to...")
Suggested Fix
Convert to a more impersonal academic register, e.g., "The review began by formulating the research question..." / "Multiple databases, including Scopus and Google Scholar, were consulted."
05
Medium
Location
Section 4.1–4.2
Issue
Profession is labeled "Industrial and Commercial Designer" but Section 4.3 introduces "3D CAD Designer" without explicit mapping; Review 3 specifically asked for a more precise role label upfront
Suggested Fix
Rename Section 4.1 to "Industrial Engineering 3D CAD Designer" and ensure the use case is consistently framed around this exact role
06
Medium
Location
Section 5 (Gaps and Future Work)
Issue
Geographic bias is acknowledged but no actionable guidance is given for non-Western practitioners, as Review 4 suggested
Suggested Fix
Add one sentence in either Section 5 or Section 7 noting how managers in non-Western contexts may need to recalibrate the delegation criteria (e.g., for trust, regulation, skill availability)
07
Medium
Location
Appendix A.4 (Screening Flow Diagram)
Issue
The dual pipeline (main + targeted supplementary search) is visually disconnected, making the totals harder to follow
Suggested Fix
Redraw the diagram so both branches converge into a single "Studies included in review (N=30)" node with clear arrows; ensure all numeric labels are aligned consistently
08
Medium
Location
Section 3.4 (Social and Ethical Issues)
Issue
The section discusses responsibility, data, and trust but does not explicitly state how each factor maps back to the central delegation decision — Review 9 flagged precisely this drift away from Type-1 framing
Suggested Fix
Begin the section with a one-sentence link to the research question and end each paragraph with an explicit "implication for delegation" sentence
09
Medium
Location
Section 3 introduction
Issue
The paper notes that six themes were merged into four, but the Results section (6) still references "six determinant points," creating internal inconsistency
Suggested Fix
Reconcile the count: either revise Section 6 to refer to the four consolidated domains, or explain in Section 3 why six sub-determinants persist within four umbrella domains
10
Medium
Location
Appendix A.3 (Reproducibility Material)
Issue
The phrase "available in the supplementary ZIP archive at link" contains an unresolved hyperlink token
Suggested Fix
Replace "link" with a working URL (e.g., a stable repository link) or, if hosting is unavailable, embed the coding scheme directly in the appendix as Review 12 requested
11
Low
Location
Figure 1 caption
Issue
The caption is informative but the figure itself lacks a legend explaining the central "Task" node, the directional flow, and how to read the colored gradient
Suggested Fix
Add a short on-figure legend (Task → Human–AI → Macro outcomes; red = failed, green = virtuous) so the figure stands alone without requiring the caption
12
Low
Location
Section 6 (Results)
Issue
Some sentences are dense and include awkward phrasing ("the suit of immediate productivity") that suggests an uncorrected typo
Suggested Fix
Proofread Section 6 for residual typos and replace "suit" with "pursuit"; tighten run-on sentences for readability
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