Epinets presents a new way to think about social networks, which focuses on the knowledge that underlies our social interactions. Guiding readers through the web of beliefs that networked individuals have about each other and probing into what others think, this book illuminates the deeper character and influence of relationships among social network participants.
Drawing on artificial intelligence, the philosophy of language, and epistemic game theory, Moldoveanu and Baum formulate a lexicon and array of conceptual tools that enable readers to explain, predict, and shape the fabric and behavior of social networks. With an innovative and strategically-minded look at the assumptions that enable and clog our networks, this book lays the groundwork for a leap forward in our understanding of human relations.
Inhoudsopgave
1. Introducing Epinets: Why do we need an Epistemic Model of Social Networks?
2. An Epistemic Description Language for Social Interactions and Networks
3. ‘What Do You Think I Think You Think About It?’ Epinets as a Tool for the Study of Network Structure
4. ‘I Think You Think I Think You’re Lying’ Trust, Secrecy, Covertness and Authentication in Social Networks
5. ‘I Know You Think She Thinks I Trust You – But, I Don’t’ Moves, Tactics, and Strategies Defined and Played on Epinets
6. By Way of Conclusion: ‘What You May Think We Think We Are Doing Here’
Over de auteur
Mihnea C. Moldoveanu is Director of the Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, where he is also the Associate Dean of the Full Time MBA Program. He is also the Founder, past CEO, and CTO of Redline Communications, Inc., a leading manufacturer of broadband wireless equipment for commercial and military communications. Joel A.C. Baum is the George E. Connell Chair in Organizations and Society and Associate Dean, Faculty at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He was a founding co-editor of
Strategic Organization and served for over a decade as Editor-in-Chief of
Advances in Strategic Management.