Organizing multiagent systems

Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-360

  Vázquez Salceda, Javier ^a   Dignum, Virginia ^a   Dignum, Frank ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent modelling framework; eInstitutions; eOrganizations; Multiagent systems; Normative agents; Open systems; Social structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444544307     PISSN: 13872532     EISSN: 15737454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10458-005-1673-9     Document Type: Article

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