The effects of mental model formation on group decision making: An agent-based simulation

Complexity

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 49-57

  Sayama, Hiroki ^a   Farrell, Dene L ^a   Dionne, Shelley D ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Complex problem space; Group decision making; Information sharing; Mental model formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251494796     PISSN: 10762787     EISSN: 10990526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cplx.20329     Document Type: Article

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