Social networks and trust /

"Social Networks and Trust discusses two possible explanations for the emergence of trust via social networks. If network members can sanction untrustworthiness of actors, these actors may refrain from acting in an untrustworthy manner. Moreover, if actors are informed regularly about trustwort...

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Main Author: Buskens, Vincent Willem, 1968-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, Mass. ; London : Kluwer Academic, c2002.
Series:Theory and decision library. Game theory, mathematical programming, and operations research ; v. 30.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Embedded Trust
  • 2. Social Network Analysis and Game Theory
  • 3. A Game-Theoretic Model for Control Effects in Social Networks
  • 4. A Stochastic Model for Information Diffusion in Social Networks
  • 5. Contracting in Information Technology Transactions: A Survey
  • 6. Buying a Used Car: An Experiment
  • 7. Summary and New Perspectives
  • App. A. Mathematical Details
  • App. B. Network Construction Methods for Valued Networks
  • App. C. Information on the MAT95 Questionnaire
  • App. D. The Vignette Experiment.