AI is transitioning from a tool for individual productivity assistance to a participant in organizational action through agentic systems that can interpret goals, perceive states, plan actions, and execute tasks with autonomy. This shift reconfigures organizational arrangements, requiring new thinking about delegation, accountability, control, and oversight.
Agentic organizations embed AI agents within routines, systems, and workflows, creating sociotechnical arrangements impacting core operational systems. Information systems scholars are well-positioned to address this transition given existing expertise in organizational change, algorithmic management, platform governance, and human-AI collaboration.
This special issue seeks research on how organizations can design, govern, and manage human-AI ensembles while preserving accountability, resilience, and human judgment. Papers should examine delegated agentic participation in organizational action, including governance mechanisms, workflow redesign, multi-agent systems, epistemic challenges, workforce implications, and safety considerations.