Comparing a simulation model with various analytic models of the international diffusion of consumer technology

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 330-343

  Swinerd, Chris ^a   McNaught, Ken R ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Analytic modelling; Differential evolution; International diffusion; Simulation modelling; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEM THEORY;

AGENT BASED SIMULATION; ANALYTIC MODELLING; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; INTERNATIONAL DIFFUSION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

ANALYTICAL MODELS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

EID: 84949535476     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.08.003     Document Type: Article

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