RT Book, Section
SR 00
A1 Berro, Alain
A1 Leroux, Isabelle
T1 A simulation of strategic bargaining within biotechnology clusters
YR 2006
FD 2006
VO I
SP 335
OP 351
K1 cluster
K1 biotechnology
K1 strategic bargainings
K1 complex adaptative system
K1 artificial life
K1 firms
K1 local authorities
AB This chapter introduces artificial life as a mean of exploring strategic relations dynamics between firms and local authorities within a local biotechnology cluster. It argues that artificial life, combined with a conception of bioclusters as complex adaptative systems, offers a significant approach to understanding the co-evolution of strategies and the potential vulnerability of such systems. The simulation model involves firms and local government administrations which negotiate to share a quasi-rent, and which, to this end, use strategies which are to a greater or lesser extent sophisticated or opportunistic. The results show that the firms adjust their bargaining strategies according to their assessment of gains which might be collectively generated. The results also bring to light that the local authorities play a regulatory role against opportunism and that they are the key players in local coordination. Stemming from these simulations, the authors develop new promising avenues of theoretical and empirical research.
A2 Rennard, Jean-Philippe
T2 Handbook of Research on Nature Inspired Computing for Economics and Management
PB Information Science Reference
SN 978-1591409847
AV Published
LK https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/26571/