Towards Agent-Based Models of Rumours in Organizations

A Social Practice Theory Approach

Conference paper (2020)

Authors

A. Ebrahimi Fard Policy Analysis - TPM
C.M. Jonker Interactive Intelligence - EEMCS
B.A. van de Walle Policy Analysis - TPM
Research Group
Policy Analysis (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 A. Ebrahimi Fard, R.A. Mercuur, M.V. Dignum, C.M. Jonker, B.A. van de Walle
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34127-5_13
Agent-based model Organization Social practice theory Rumour
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Multi Actor Systems

Research Group

Policy Analysis

Abstract

Rumour is a collective emergent phenomenon with a potential for provoking a crisis. Modelling approaches have been deployed since five decades ago; however, the focus was mostly on epidemic behaviour of the rumours which does not take into account the differences between agents. We use social practice theory to model agent decision-making in organizational rumourmongering. Such an approach provides us with an opportunity to model rumourmongering agents with a layer of cognitive realism and study the impacts of various intervention strategies for prevention and control of rumours in organizations.