Dynamics Within an Organisation: Temporal Specification, Simulation and Evaluation
Catholijn M. Jonker, Jan Treur, Wouter C. A. Wijngaards, L Chen · 2001
this paper different types of specifications of properties of the dynamics within an organisation are introduced. Supporting tools for specification, simulation and analysis of dynamics within multi-agent organisations have been implemented. 1. INTRODUCTION Multi-agent systems often have complex dynamics, both in human society and in the non-human case. Organisational structure is used as a means to handle these complex dynamics. It provides a structuring of the processes in such a manner that an agent involved can function in a more appropriate manner. For example, at least partly the behavioural alternatives for the other agents are known. Put differently, the flow of dynamics within a given organisational structure is much more predictable than in an entirely unstructured situation. This assumes that the organisational structure itself is relatively stable, i.e., the structure may change, but the frequency and scale of change are assumed low compared to the more standar