Opinion dynamics is an opinion evolution process of a group of agents, where the final
opinion distribution tends to three stable states: consensus, polarization, and fragmentation …

The use of online social networks has made significant progress in recent years as the use
of the Internet has become widespread worldwide as the technological infrastructure and the …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to present a complete framework that defines the link
between choices and decision criteria based on existing research on digital influencers (DIs) …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how family businesses utilise social media tools,
to determine what the purposes, benefits and challenges are, and to discover competencies …

Opinion leaders are important sources of advice for other consumers. Instagram is the most
used platform by opinion leaders in the fashion industry, and this trend is expected to …

The process of opinion formation and evolution is an important part of the study of opinion
dynamics. However, the existing opinion dynamics ignore the relationship between opinion …

In this paper, the communication network associated with a linear heterogeneous clustered
multi-agent system (CMAS) contains several clusters, each of which is modeled by a …

With the rise of social commerce, electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) has become an
important reference for users to make purchase decisions. However, the quality of …

The evolution of the opinion of an agent is often uncertain in social networks, especially
when they have to communicate with agents holding opposing opinions on a certain topic. In …

With the rapid development of information, communication and techniques, social network
group decision making problems which allow information exchange and communication …