Multi-agent architectures as organizational structures

Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-25

  Kolp, Manuel ^a   Giorgini, Paolo ^b   Mylopoulos, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Architectural design; Multi agent architectures; Organizational styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645981283     PISSN: 13872532     EISSN: 15737454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10458-006-5717-6     Document Type: Review

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