Trust and Deception in Virtual Societies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780792369196)

One of the major problems in the development of virtual societies, in particular in electronic commerce and computer-mediated interactions in organizations, is trust and deception. This book provides analyses by various researchers of the different types of trust that are needed for various tasks, such as facilitating on-line collaboration, building virtual communities and network organizations, and even the design of effective and user-friendly human-computer interfaces. The book has a multi-disciplinary character providing theoretical models of trust and deception, empirical studies, and practical solutions for creating trust in electronic commerce and multi-agent systems.

Author: Cristiano Castelfranchi
ISBN-10: 079236919X
ISBN-13: 9780792369196
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2001
Pages: 257
Format: Hardcover