Reputation In Artificial Societies discusses the role of reputation in the achievement of social
order. The book proposes that reputation is an agent property that results from transmission …

Agent-based simulation models can reproduce the interactions between members of an
organization or between different organizations in an artificial environment where “agents” …

rium states but on the development process following an external shock, Kerstin Press
adopts a new methodological approach. She develops a theoretic model of clusters, change …

The economic performance of biofuels supply chains depends on the interaction of technical
characteristics as technological pathways and logistics, and social structures as actor …

The Brazilian government aims to increase the share of biofuels in the energy mix to around
18% by 2030, which implies an increase of ethanol production from currently 27 bln liters to …

Innovation and entrepreneurship are the most important catalysts of dynamism in market
economies. While it is known that entrepreneurial activities are locally embedded, mutual …

Agent-based models, an instance of the wider class of connectionist models, allow bottom-
up simulations of organizations constituted by a large number of interacting parts. Thus …

This book is organized in two parts: the first part introduces the reader to all the concepts,
tools and references that are required to start conducting research in behavioral …

Kibs and the dynamics of industrial clusters Page 67 This chapter aims at intertwining–in a
theoretical and operational way–three strands of literature:(1) innovation through Knowledge …