A formal model for emerging coalitions under network influence in humanitarian relief coordination

Authors:
Kang Zhao;John Yen;Carleen Maitland;Andrea Tapia;Louis-Marie Ngamassi Tchouakeu
Affiliations:
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA;The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA;The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA;The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA;The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Venue:
SpringSim '09 Proceedings of the 2009 Spring Simulation Multiconference
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Identifying collaborative projects and forming coalitions for those collaborative projects are important means of coordination for humanitarian relief non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Our previous work revealed that an NGO's evaluation of candidate collaborative projects and subsequent decisions on forming coalitions are influenced by evaluations done by their peers in the NGO network. Based on a social influence model, we propose a formal model to simulate this type of influence for NGO coordination in a network setting. This model incorporates network topology, organization size of NGOs and strength of ties as network influence factors. It will be used to inform the future development of an agent-based simulation for NGOs' coordination in humanitarian relief.