Bifurcating DNS thresholds in a model of organizational bridge building

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-35

  Caulkins, J P ^a   Feichtinger, G ^b   Grass, D ^b   Tragler, G ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Multiple equilibria; Optimal control; Political behavior; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

INTERNET PROTOCOLS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

BRIDGE BUILDINGS; MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIUM; OPTIMAL CONTROL MODEL; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; ORGANISATIONAL; PARAMETER SPACES; POLITICAL BEHAVIORS; SIMPLE++; THRESHOLD;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS);

EID: 34547268100     PISSN: 00223239     EISSN: 15732878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10957-007-9180-6     Document Type: Article

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