Data di Pubblicazione:
2013
Citazione:
Face-to-face discussions: networking or opinions exchange? / Righi, S., Carletti, T.. - (2013), pp. 819-826. (European Conference on Complex Systems 2012 Bruxelles (Belgium) First week of September 2012) [10.1007/978-3-319-00395-5_99].
Abstract:
We use recent results of [4] on face-to-face contact durations to try to answer
the question: why do people engage in face-to-face discussions? In particular we focus on
behavior of scientists in academic conferences. We show evidence that macroscopic measured
data are compatible with two different micro-founded models of social interaction. We find
that the first model, in which discussions are performed with the aim of introducing oneself
(networking), explains the data when the group exhibits few well reputed scientists. On the
contrary, when the reputation hierarchy is not strong, a model where agents’ encounters are
aimed at exchanging opinions explains the data better.
the question: why do people engage in face-to-face discussions? In particular we focus on
behavior of scientists in academic conferences. We show evidence that macroscopic measured
data are compatible with two different micro-founded models of social interaction. We find
that the first model, in which discussions are performed with the aim of introducing oneself
(networking), explains the data when the group exhibits few well reputed scientists. On the
contrary, when the reputation hierarchy is not strong, a model where agents’ encounters are
aimed at exchanging opinions explains the data better.
Tipologia CRIS:
Relazione in Atti di Convegno
Keywords:
face-to-face discussion; opinion dynamics; social interactions
Elenco autori:
Righi, Simone; Carletti, Timoteo
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Titolo del libro:
Proceedings of the European Conference on Complex Systems 2012
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