A cusp catastrophe model of withdrawal in construction project dispute negotiation

Chow, Pui Ting; Cheung, Sai On; Yiu, Tak Wing

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2011.12.006

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“…The splitting factor has been variously identified as the emotional involvement in the issue, the strength of the individual preconceptions or the importance of the issue for the individual. Still, even with a number of variables limited to two, because of the continuous nature of the parameters, the application of the catastrophe theory to real life is extremely cumbersome, as shown, for example by [ 68 , 74 – 79 ]. The difficulties arise from the need to precisely measure and assign numerical values to the control variables, which are often of a delicate, psychological nature: information, involvement in the issue, personal importance, emotional factors, and the difficulty of assigning numerical values with high precision.…”

Section: General Model Descriptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quantitative Agent Based Model of Opinion Dynamics: Polish Elections of 2015

Sobkowicz

2016

PLoS ONE

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We present results of an abstract, agent based model of opinion dynamics simulations based on the emotion/information/opinion (E/I/O) approach, applied to a strongly polarized society, corresponding to the Polish political scene between 2005 and 2015. Under certain conditions the model leads to metastable coexistence of two subcommunities of comparable size (supporting the corresponding opinions)—which corresponds to the bipartisan split found in Poland. Spurred by the recent breakdown of this political duopoly, which occurred in 2015, we present a model extension that describes both the long term coexistence of the two opposing opinions and a rapid, transitory change due to the appearance of a third party alternative. We provide quantitative comparison of the model with the results of polls and elections in Poland, testing the assumptions related to the modeled processes and the parameters used in the simulations. It is shown, that when the propaganda messages of the two incumbent parties differ in emotional tone, the political status quo may be unstable. The asymmetry of the emotions within the support bases of the two parties allows one of them to be ‘invaded’ by a newcomer third party very quickly, while the second remains immune to such invasion.

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Section: General Model Descriptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quantitative Agent Based Model of Opinion Dynamics: Polish Elections of 2015

Sobkowicz

2016

PLoS ONE

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“…Catastrophe theory is presented by French mathematician THOM in 1972, in THOM's study, the frequently-used model are folding catastrophe, cusp catastrophe, swallowtail catastrophe and butterfly catastrophe [15,16], among which the cusp catastrophe state trend as shown in figure 1. In a certain condition, the system state change smooth, i.e.…”

Section: Rms Reconfiguration Timing Decision Based On Cusp Catastrmentioning

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Decision-making method of reconfigurable manufacturing system's reconfiguration timing based on catastrophe theory

Huang

Wang

Yan

2015

2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM)

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For the problem how to make the decision of RMS's reconfiguration timing, a decision-making method based on information entropy and cusp catastrophe theory is proposed. The information entropy was used to characterize the complexity of RMS, including the factors of machine states, part states and so on. The RMS passive and positive information entropies were used as control variables of cusp catastrophe. According to the cusp catastrophe mutation determination condition, the RMS mutation point was decided, which was the RMS's reconfiguration time. A case study validated the effectiveness and practicability of the method proposed, which guided the launch of RMS reconfiguration in time and improve the response ability of RMS.

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“…This requires technology transfer from other branches of industry into construction and vice versa, (Skibniewski, Nof 1989;Pan et al 2011;Kaklauskas, Zavadskas 2004) with a thorough technology feasibility evaluation prior to its implementation on construction sites (Gaultney et al 1989;Jiang et al 2012). Much of the current efforts focus on construction innovation aims at the challenges related to environmental sustainability and energy management in the built environment, Zavadskas et al 2008;Turskis et al 2012) safety improvement, (Cheng, Teizer 2011) and productivity enhancement (Chao, Skibniewski 1994;Liao et al 2012;Zavadskas, Vaidogas 2009). This trend, in addition to creativity manifestations in new architectural forms, is likely to continue well into the future, particularly over growing environmental protection concerns and sustainability of the current economic systems in the remainder of the 21st century.…”

Section: Innovation Environment In Construction Technology and Possibmentioning

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Technology Development in Construction: A Continuum From Distant Past Into the Future

Skibniewski

Zavadskas

2013

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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This paper deals with the historical and current trends in the development of civil engineering and construction technologies. The authors demonstrate the continuity of creative thought and effort among early master builders and technology developers throughout the history of civilizations that created the most iconic structures remaining in the world heritage of the built environment to the contemporary times. Recent concepts and ongoing efforts in the development of advanced construction technologies based on automation and information sciences, materials science and systems engineering are highlighted in the context of historical ideas and achievements of past architects and construction engineers of the past century.

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A cusp catastrophe model of withdrawal in construction project dispute negotiation

Cited by 23 publications

References 43 publications

Quantitative Agent Based Model of Opinion Dynamics: Polish Elections of 2015

Quantitative Agent Based Model of Opinion Dynamics: Polish Elections of 2015

Decision-making method of reconfigurable manufacturing system's reconfiguration timing based on catastrophe theory

Technology Development in Construction: A Continuum From Distant Past Into the Future

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