Agent-based simulation models can reproduce the interactions between members of an
organization or between different organizations in an artificial environment where “agents” …

The SAGE Handbook of Public Relations offers a comprehensive and detailed examination
of the field. It gives academics, practitioners and students a solid review of the status of the …

To launch a new business, entrepreneurs search for information and resources through their
networks. We are concerned with collaboration among entrepreneurs with a network, and …

In this work we propose a theory of gossip as a means for social control. Exercising social
control roughly means to isolate and to punish cheaters. However, punishment is costly and …

Spreading information about the members of one's group is one of the most universal
human behaviors. Thanks to gossip, individuals can acquire the information about their …

In the last few years, the study of social phenomena has hosted a renewal of interest in
Computational Social Science (CSS). While this field is not new–Axelrod's first …

In an environment in which free-riders are better off than cooperators, social control is
required to foster and maintain cooperation. There are two main paths through which social …

This introductory chapter sketches the contours of an emerging multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary research program on the conceptual foundations, antecedents, dynamics …

This article describes the main approaches adopted in a study focused on planning
industrial estates on a sub-regional scale. The study was supported by an agent-based …

Auctions have been used to deal with resource allocation in multiagent environments,
especially in service‐oriented electronic markets. In this type of market, resources are …