Reputation has been shown to provide an informal solution to the problem of cooperation in
human societies. After reviewing models that connect reputations and cooperation, we …

Stochastic actor-based models are models for network dynamics that can represent a wide
variety of influences on network change, and allow to estimate parameters expressing such …

Homophily—the tendency for individuals to associate with similar others—is one of the most
persistent findings in social network analysis. Its importance is established along the lines of …

Most existing research about online trust assumes static trust relations between users. As we
are informed by social sciences, trust evolves as humans interact. Little work exists studying …

Social status and social capital frameworks are used to derive competing hypotheses about
the emergence and structure of advice relations in organizations. Although both approaches …

Actor-oriented models are described as a longitudinal strategy for examining the co-
evolution of social networks and individual behaviors. We argue that these models provide …

Organic Computing (OC) systems differ from classical software systems as the topology and
the participating components of the system are not predefined and therefore are subject to …

We examine the influence of trust on the formation of social network ties for the idea
generation and idea realisation stages of innovation. Drawing on data from 153 employees …

In this study, we explore the determinants of cosponsorship activity within state legislatures.
Utilizing a social dynamic framework, we develop and test a model of the interplay of the …

The literature on performance information use explains how public managers deal with
mainly quantitative data that are systematically collected and formally reported. This article …