This paper describes an ongoing research project in distributed, agent-based manufacturing scheduling systems which exhibit collective system behavior. A scheduling system is described which exhibits purely low-level, reactive behavior. Two types of agents comprise the collective: part agents and machine agents. The collective is a mixedinitiative system in which agents representing parts attem...

Collective phenomena and their associated movement patterns are ubiquitous in everyday life. However, even though we need to be able to reason about these phenomena, especially their movement patterns, research suggests that we do not currently possess the tools for doing so. Research has been carried out into the movement patterns of particular types of collective but there appears to be no re...

The CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) is an initiative of the 15 centers that belong to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. The initiative promotes comparative research on the role played by property rights and collective action institutions in shaping the efficiency, sustainability, and equity of natural resource systems. CAPRi...

The CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) is an initiative of the 15 centers that belong to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. The initiative promotes comparative research on the role played by property rights and collective action institutions in shaping the efficiency, sustainability, and equity of natural resource systems. CAPRi...

In this commentary on three articles from dozens of paradox theory scholars approaches to examining the COVID-19 pandemic and how informs theory, authors involved in coordinating collection papers discuss process bringing together around world pandemic. Four other preeminent theorists offer additional commentaries Collection.

Considering the paramount importance of writing logical arguments for college students, this study investigated the effect of dynamic assessment (DA) of Toulmin model through teacher- and collective-scaffolding on argument structure and overall quality of argumentative essays of Iranian EFL university learners. In so doing, 45 male and female Iranian EFL learners taking part in the study were r...

One core problem in open collective work environments is posed by ambiguity. In both organization science and information systems, approaches have been developed to mitigate this issue. Sensemaking research explains the problem with a rich vocabulary, but does not offer tools or solutions. Extant knowledge on ontologies offers such a tool, but implies a rigid and top-down view on the creation a...