Coordination, Communication, and Information: How Network Structure and Knowledge Affect Group Behavior
| Autor: | Nicholas Weller, Mathew D. McCubbins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Structure (mathematical logic)
Sociology and Political Science Computer science 05 social sciences Group behavior Network structure Affect (psychology) Telecommunications network 0506 political science If and only if Human–computer interaction 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration 050207 economics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Experimental Political Science. 7:1-12 |
| ISSN: | 2052-2649 2052-2630 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/xps.2019.10 |
| Popis: | Communication is central to solving coordination problems in politics. In this paper, we show that both the communication network and what people know about the network structure affect coordination. Increases in the number of connections between people make coordination easier and so does increasing the amount of information people have about the structure. We also demonstrate that highly connected nodes in the network can facilitate coordination, but only if individuals have sufficient knowledge to identify the presence of these nodes. Our results suggest the importance of understanding network knowledge and its effects on behavior. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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