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Foundations for Cooperation in Social Dilemmas
Ahn, Toh-Kyeong - 2001
altruism, and (3) the possibility of sustained mutual cooperation in finitely repeated social dilemmas is affected by the …
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Incorporating Motivational Heterogeneity into Game Theoretic Models of Collective Action
Ahn, Toh-Kyeong; Ostrom, Elinor; Walker, James M. - 2002
." Public Choice, 117, 2003, 295-315."Understanding cooperation in the context of social dilemma games is fundamental to …
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Public Goods with Punishment and Abstaining in Finite and Infinite Populations
Hauert, Christoph; Traulsen, Arne; Brandt, Hannelore; … - 2008
The evolution and maintenance of cooperation in human and animal societies challenges various disciplines ranging from …. The problem of cooperation becomes even more pronounced when increasing the number of interacting individuals. Punishment … and voluntary participation have been identified as possible factors to support cooperation and prevent cheating …
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The Use of Peer Sanctioning Mechanisms in an Asymmetric Commons Dilemma: An Experimental Study
Eisentraut, Renate - 2000
"In symmetric commons dilemmas, peer sanctioning, i.e. the possibility to gather information about the resource use of others and to sanction overuse, can be an effective structural solution in terms of resource conservation. However, most real world commons are characterized by structural...
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Concerted Action and the Transformer Dilemma: Overcoming Uncertainty in Electricity Provision for Irrigation in Andhra Pradesh, India
Kimmich, C. - 2011
"The dilemma structure underlying common-pool resource governance may prevail due to irreconcilable interests of actors, and may involve uncertainties resulting from the resource or actors involved. This paper addresses the knowledge and uncertainty problem in an analysis of electricity...
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Government Services Information Infrastructure Management
Cavallini, J.S.; Aiken, R.J. - 2009
The Government Services Information Infrastructure (GSII) is that portion of the NII used to link Government and its services, enables virtual agency concepts, protects privacy, and supports emergency preparedness needs. The GSII is comprised of the supporting telecommunications technologies,...
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Audit unto others{hor_ellipsis}
Maday, J.H. Jr. - 2008
My first encounter with a quality assurance auditor is reminiscent of an old Dodge commercial. You remember? The old sheriff, masked in mirrored sunglasses, paunch hanging over his gun belt, prophesying, ``You`re in a heap o` trouble boy!`` Well, my auditor could have been kin to the sheriff; they...
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United States -- Mexican joint ventures: A case history approach
Moore, N.L.; Chidester, R.J.; Hughes, K.R.; Fowler, R.A. - 2008
Because the Mexican government has encouraged investment in Mexico by increasing the percentage of ownership of a Mexican business that a US company can hold, joint ventures are more attractive now than they had been in the past. This study provides preliminary information for US renewable...
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The difference between teamwork and compliance: The application of game theory to real-world research teams
Frank, J.R. - 2009
This study explores the relationships between cooperation, teamwork, and game theory in actual multidisciplinary … research teams. Two types of cooperation have been differentiated as ``compliance`` (cooperation, which is enforced by short … modification of Axelrod`s Theory of Cooperation and is best applied to problem-solving, non-routine activities. These exploratory …
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Research and development of methods/utilities and rules for managing cooperation for performance improvement in government offices
2008
, Methods, and Rules for Managing Cooperation for Performance Improvement. Continuous performance improvement is a gradual … decisions are made along direct lines of authority, much of the work of an organization can be achieved only through cooperation …
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