Regulators as 'agents': Power and personality in risk regulation and a role for agent-based simulation

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 961-982

  Davies, G J ^a   Kendall, G ^b   Soane, E ^c   Li, J ^b   Charnley, F ^d   Pollard, S J T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agent based simulation; personality; power; regulation; risk

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; AGENT BASED SIMULATION; AGENT MODEL; CRITICAL REVIEW; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS; PERSONAL TRAITS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTIC; POWER; REGULATION; REGULATORY DECISIONS; REGULATORY PROCESS; RISK DECISION; RISK REGULATION;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 78649866161     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2010.486075     Document Type: Article

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