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We describe an approach to the specification of distributed systems that exhibit complex behavior in dynamic environments. We present a model of decision making in artificial organizations that derives inspiration from Organization and Management Theory and from Multi- Agent Systems research. We argue that this approach aids the system designer by supporting a suitably high level of abstraction in the design process.
This work was completed while both authors were in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Tidhar, G., Sonenberg, E.A. (2000). Organized Distributed Systems. In: Scheuermann, P., Etzion, O. (eds) Cooperative Information Systems. CoopIS 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1901. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10722620_12
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