Authors:
Marco Remondino
;
Marco Pironti
and
Roberto Schiesari
Affiliation:
University of Turin, Italy
Keyword(s):
Innovation diffusion, Simulation, Agents, Data mining, Management, Strategic planning, Perception.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Agent-Oriented Programming
;
Agents
;
Artificial Intelligence
;
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
;
Case Studies
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Human Factors
;
Human-Computer Interaction
;
Intelligent Agents
;
Intelligent Social Agents and Distributed Artificial Intelligence Applications
;
Internet Technology
;
Neural Rehabilitation
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Physiological Computing Systems
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Software Agents and Internet Computing
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
The decision to adopt innovations has been investigated using both international patterns and behavioural theories. In this work, an agent-based (AB) model is created to study the spreading of innovation in enterprises (namely, the adoption of Information Technology outsourcing). The paradigm of AB simulation makes it possible to capture human factors, along with technical ones. This makes it possible to study the influence of perception, and the resulting bias. This work is focused on small and medium enterprises (SME), in which a restricted managing pool (sometimes just one person) decides whether to adopt a new technology or not, and bases the decision mainly on perception.