Dynamic perspectives on social characteristics and sustainability in online community networks

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-347

  Otto, Peter ^a   Simon, Martin ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; INTERNET; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 63449110403     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: 10991727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.403     Document Type: Article

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