Search Theory and Commuting Behavior

Optimal search behavior and classic foraging theory

Random walk methods and diffusion theory pervaded ecological sciences as methods to analyze and describe animal movement. Consequently, statistical physics was mostly seen as a toolbox rather than as a conceptual framework that could contribute to theory on evolutionary biology and ecology. However, the existence of mechanistic relationships and feedbacks between behavioral processes and statis...

commuting and non -commuting graphs of finit groups

فرض کنیمg یک گروه غیر آبلی متناهی باشد . گراف جابجایی g که با نماد نمایش داده می شود ،گرافی است ساده با مجموعه رئوس که در آن دو راس با یک یال به هم وصل می شوند اگر و تنها اگر . مکمل گراف جابجایی g راگراف نا جابجایی g می نامیم.و با نماد نشان می دهیم. گرافهای جابجایی و ناجابجایی یک گروه متناهی ،اولین بار توسطاردوش1 مطرح گردید ،ولی در سالهای اخیر به طور مفصل در مورد بحث و بررسی قرار گرفتند . در ،م...

In Search for a Good Theory: Commuting between Research and Practice in Business Process Domain

Kurt Levin's statement “There is nothing more practical than a good theory” says not so much about what is good for practice as what it means to have a good theory. There exist a number of competing theories in the business process domain. The current paper is devoted to one of them that lies outside the mainstream direction. The purpose of the paper is not to present the theory as such, but to...

Random search models of foraging behavior: theory, simulation, and observation

Job Moving, Residential Moving, and Commuting: A Search Perspective

We address the interrelationships between residential mobility, labor market mobility, and commuting. The paper takes its starting point in recent findings in economic research which emphasise that job and residence relocation decisions imply forward-looking decision making. We examine job and residential mobility by means of bivariate models and interpret the outcomes in light of the search mo...