Population search algorithms for optimization problems such as Genetic algorithm is an e ective way to nd an optimal value, especially when we have little information about the objective function. Baluja has proposed e ective algorithms modeling the distribution of elites explicitly by some statistical model. We propose such an algorithm based on Gaussian modeling of elites, and analyze the con...

reaffirm our conclusions, theoretical framework, and interpretation of results pertaining to the acquisition of firms in the 1960s, showing how Fligstein mischaracterizes each of these components of our paper. We maintain that our framework of organization analysis, which focuses on the interests and capacities of corporate elites, is compatible with Fligstein's proposed institutional, historic...

In order to understand the nexus between inequalities, conflict and change in contemporary China, social inequalities should be seen broadly (i.e. include both hierarchy and exclusion), and perceived from social actors’ perspective: as those aspects of social hierarchy and division/exclusion which are problematic because they violate the popular sense of justice. This is in line with the theore...

the present article investigates the administrative structure of the pottery mound from an administrative management point of view. data obtained from excavation of the pottery mound has generated an extensive archeological databank relating to the beginning of the historical era with a focus on the emergence of management and administrative systems in the central iranian plateau. in the proto-...

Sovereign wealth funds (“SWFs”) have received a great deal of attention since they appeared as critical investors during the global financial crisis. Reactions have ranged from fears of state intervention and mercantilism to hopes that SWFs will emerge as model long-term investors that will take on risky investments in green technology and infrastructure that few private investors are willing t...

The recently introduced Multi-dimensional Archive of Phenotypic Elites (MAP-Elites) is an evolutionary algorithm capable of producing a large archive of diverse, high-performing solutions in a single run. It works by discretizing a continuous feature space into unique regions according to the desired discretization per dimension. While simple, this algorithm has a main drawback: it cannot scale...