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Connection law and networks

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Cooperation is one of the most important factors in organizations. The mechanisms of cooperation remain an important area of research. Barnard analyzed the principle of cooperation but not the mechanism of cooperation, because he considered the abilities of each individual to be equal. However, not all individuals are equal, therefore we examine how connections work within a cooperative network organization when individuals are unequal in ability. We apply a percolation model of a network organization to examine the connection law under the condition of unequal abilities of individuals. The conditions of connection will take on more significance in the age of information technology than ever before.

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  1. Department of Business Administration, Ube National College of Technology, 2-14-1 Tokiwadai, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8555, Japan

    Takao Ito

  2. Department of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

    Makoto Sakamoto

  3. College of Economics and Management, Wuhan University of Science and Engineering, Wuhan, PR China

    Yuchao Ma

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Correspondence to Takao Ito.

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This work was presented in part at the 15th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, February 4–6, 2010

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Ito, T., Sakamoto, M. & Ma, Y. Connection law and networks. Artif Life Robotics 15, 275–278 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-010-0808-5

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