Efficient multi-attribute negotiation with incomplete information

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 511-528

  Lai, Guoming ^a   Li, Cuihong ^b   Sycara, Katia ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incomplete information; Mediator; Multi attribute; Negotiation; Pareto efficiency; Win win

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747678662     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: 15729907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10726-006-9041-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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