Title :
Collaboration and competition in complex environment — An agent-based approach
Author :
Owczarek, Tomasz
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Organ. & Manage., Silesian Univ. of Technol., Zabrze, Poland
Abstract :
The article is an attempt to apply complexity theory to study organizations in an environment filled with their competitors and complementors. An agent-based simulation is used to analyze effects of interactions in an environment with different level of complexity. Agents operate trying to adapt to fitness landscape they are placed in (which is based on Kauffman´s NK model) and the obtained level of competition is observed. Results of conducted simulations are presented and analyzed.
Keywords :
commerce; competitive intelligence; complex networks; network theory (graphs); Kauffman NK model; agent-based approach; agent-based simulation; complex environment collaboration; complex environment competition; complexity theory; fitness landscape; Adaptation models; Analytical models; Complexity theory; Educational institutions; Organizations; Presses; NetLogo; agent-based modeling; competition; complexity;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems (IDAACS), 2011 IEEE 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1426-9
DOI :
10.1109/IDAACS.2011.6072836
