Recently, was informed of a new publication that I was awarded (academic) for an article that I wrote back in 2008 with a couple of colleagues:
http://www.galileoco.com/comSciJliterature/lackaffKozeyTutzauer11.pdf
Agent Based Modeling (ABM) is a fascinating concept, where researchers try to generalize phenomena through patterns of organizational behavior (it is a crass definition, but a common one). They are notoriously tough to replicate, because, in many cases, you're working with one of the more complex, unpredictable variables out there-- human beings.
Anyway, the reason that I liked this article so much was that it had to do with helping a non-profit that I dearly loved- Great Commission Ministries (GCM). A big takeaway for us in this simulation as an organization was that the frequency of communication mattered more than the quality of communication. It was a blast of an article to write with my co-authors, Derek Lackaff (Elon University) and Frank Tutzauer, my advisor (State University of New York at Buffalo).
Thanks gang... Had a blast writing the piece with you all. If you would like to read further, follow the URL above. Ahhhhh yes...... the always enigmatic Communication & Science Journal.......:-)
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