An organisation that transmits opinion to newcomers
Résumé
The paper builds a theoretical framework under which social influence enables emergence of a shared opinion among members of an organization over time, despite membership turnover. It develops agent-based simulations of opinion evolution in an advice network, based on Deffuant's “relative agreement” influence model and including a flow of joiners and leavers. Analysis of simulated data shows how selection of advisors, turnover rate, and newcomers' openness to influence contribute to driving opinion dynamics, and discusses managerial implications.
Domaines
Economies et finances
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