Preference uncertainty in the graph model for conflict resolution

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans.

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 507-519

  Li, Kevin W ^a   Hipel, Keith W ^a   Kilgour, D Marc ^b   Fang, Liping ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SET THEORY; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

CONFLICT RESOLUTION; GRAPH MODEL; PREFERENCE UNCERTAINTY; STRATEGIC CONFLICTS;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 3142756443     PISSN: 10834427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCA.2004.826282     Document Type: Article

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