Multi-Agent System Development Based on Organizations

Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science

Volumn 150, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 55-71

  Argente, Estefania ^a   Julian, Vicente ^a   Botti, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

agent coordination; human organizations; multiagent systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPEN SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

AGENT COORDINATION; HUMAN ORGANIZATIONS; ORGANIZATION THEORY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33646697779     PISSN: 15710661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.entcs.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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