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http://dx.doi.org/10.9709/JKSS.2010.19.4.169

An Agent Based Simulation Model for the Analysis of Team Formation  

Yee, Soung-Ryong (한국외국어대학교 산업경영공학과)
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Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation / v.19, no.4, 2010 , pp. 169-178 More about this Journal
Abstract
Agent based simulation is an approach for the analysis of a system's long term behavior where the entities in the system behave independently by their own judgement and memory, but influence each other to cope with given environment. In this paper we developed an agent based simulation model for the analysis of behavioral mechanism of team formation. In the process of team formation members' mutual preference is an important factor although each member can join up with one's own will. Also a team performance can vary by the member's own experience. We implemented the developed model using Netlogo 4.1, and verified the model by simulation. From the simulation results we found that the model successfully performed necessary functions using behavioral rules, judgments, and evolutionary processes by memory. As a further study we will be able to apply the model for analyzing various ecological behavior of team formation.
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Agent based simulation; Team formation; Ecological analysis;
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