We Ought To; They Do; Blame the Management!: A conceptualisation of group norms

Huib Aldewereld; Virginia Dignum; Wamberto Vasconcelos

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07314-9_11

We Ought To; They Do; Blame the Management! A conceptualisation of group norms

Huib Aldewereld^*, Virginia Dignum, Wamberto Vasconcelos

^*Corresponding author for this work

Computing Science

Delft University of Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published conference contribution

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Abstract

Norms are used to represent desirable behaviours that software agents should exhibit in sophisticated multi-agent solutions. Although we now enjoy a body of research on norms, research has, so far, largely ignored a formal treatment of norms aimed at groups of individuals. Depending on the interpretation, group norms may be intended to effect all, each or some members of the group, sometimes requiring coordination among the members of the group to ensure norm-compliance. In this paper, we map out the various groups which might be involved, and use these groups to sketch a taxonomy of group norms. We also propose a formal representation of group norms using simple set expressions, and provide its semantics. To do so, we introduce a simple notion of power and formally represent the various cases of group norms of our taxonomy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems IX
Subtitle of host publication	COIN 2013 International Workshops, COIN@AAMAS, St. Paul, MN, USA, May 6, 2013, COIN@PRIMA, Dunedin, New Zealand, December 3, 2013, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	T. Balke, F. Dignum, M. B. van Riemsdijk, A. K. Chopra
Publisher	Springer
Pages	195-210
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319073149
ISBN (Print)	9783319073132
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07314-9_11
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Event	9th International Workshops on Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems, COIN 2013, Co-located with AAMAS 2013 and PRIMA 2013 - Dunedin, New Zealand Duration: 3 Dec 2013 → 3 Dec 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Publisher	Springer
Volume	8386 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	9th International Workshops on Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems, COIN 2013, Co-located with AAMAS 2013 and PRIMA 2013
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Dunedin
Period	3/12/13 → 3/12/13

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Aldewereld, H., Dignum, V., & Vasconcelos, W. (2014). We Ought To; They Do; Blame the Management! A conceptualisation of group norms. In T. Balke, F. Dignum, M. B. van Riemsdijk, & A. K. Chopra (Eds.), Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems IX: COIN 2013 International Workshops, COIN@AAMAS, St. Paul, MN, USA, May 6, 2013, COIN@PRIMA, Dunedin, New Zealand, December 3, 2013, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 195-210). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8386 LNAI). Springer . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07314-9_11

We Ought To; They Do; Blame the Management! A conceptualisation of group norms. / Aldewereld, Huib; Dignum, Virginia; Vasconcelos, Wamberto.
Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems IX: COIN 2013 International Workshops, COIN@AAMAS, St. Paul, MN, USA, May 6, 2013, COIN@PRIMA, Dunedin, New Zealand, December 3, 2013, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / T. Balke; F. Dignum; M. B. van Riemsdijk; A. K. Chopra. Springer , 2014. p. 195-210 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8386 LNAI).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published conference contribution

Aldewereld, H, Dignum, V & Vasconcelos, W 2014, We Ought To; They Do; Blame the Management! A conceptualisation of group norms. in T Balke, F Dignum, MB van Riemsdijk & AK Chopra (eds), Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems IX: COIN 2013 International Workshops, COIN@AAMAS, St. Paul, MN, USA, May 6, 2013, COIN@PRIMA, Dunedin, New Zealand, December 3, 2013, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 8386 LNAI, Springer , pp. 195-210, 9th International Workshops on Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems, COIN 2013, Co-located with AAMAS 2013 and PRIMA 2013, Dunedin, New Zealand, 3/12/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07314-9_11

Aldewereld H, Dignum V, Vasconcelos W. We Ought To; They Do; Blame the Management! A conceptualisation of group norms. In Balke T, Dignum F, van Riemsdijk MB, Chopra AK, editors, Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems IX: COIN 2013 International Workshops, COIN@AAMAS, St. Paul, MN, USA, May 6, 2013, COIN@PRIMA, Dunedin, New Zealand, December 3, 2013, Revised Selected Papers. Springer . 2014. p. 195-210. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07314-9_11

Aldewereld, Huib ; Dignum, Virginia ; Vasconcelos, Wamberto. / We Ought To; They Do; Blame the Management! A conceptualisation of group norms. Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems IX: COIN 2013 International Workshops, COIN@AAMAS, St. Paul, MN, USA, May 6, 2013, COIN@PRIMA, Dunedin, New Zealand, December 3, 2013, Revised Selected Papers. editor / T. Balke ; F. Dignum ; M. B. van Riemsdijk ; A. K. Chopra. Springer , 2014. pp. 195-210 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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