Agent-mediated electronic commerce

Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-301

  Sierra, Carles ^a  

^a ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IIIA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agent metiated electronic commerce; Mechanisms; Organizational theory; Trust and reputation

Indexed keywords

AGENT-MEDIATED ELECTRONIC COMMERECE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT); ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY;

BANDWIDTH; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; OUTSOURCING; TOPOLOGY;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 4344686730     PISSN: 13872532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGNT.0000038029.82331.c0     Document Type: Review

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