A model for multi-lateral negotiations on an agent-based job marketplace

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 187-203

  Kurbel, Karl ^a   Loutchko, Iouri ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agent based e marketplace; Agents' negotiation; Job marketplace; Multi lateral negotiation protocol; Negotiation protocol; Negotiation strategy

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SEARCH ENGINES; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

AGENT'S NEGOTIATION; AGENT-BASED E-MARKETPLACE; JOB MARKET; MULTI-LATERAL NEGOTIATION PROTOCOL; NEGOTIATION PROTOCOL; NEGOTIATION STRATEGY;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 23144461961     PISSN: 15674223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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