TY - UNPB
T1 - Strategic Network Disruption and Defense
AU - De Jaegher, K.J.M.
AU - Hoyer, B.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Networks are one of the essential building blocks of society. Not only do firms
cooperate in R&D networks, but firms themselves may be seen as networks of
information-exchanging workers. Social movements increasingly make use of
networks to exchange information, just as on the negative side criminal and terrorist
networks use them. However, the literature on networks has mainly focused on the
cooperative side of networks and has so far neglected the competition side of
networks. Networks themselves may face competition from actors with opposing
interests to theirs. Several R&D networks may compete with one another. The firm
as a network of employees obviously faces competition. In particular, given the
importance of connectivity for networks, competing networks may try to disrupt
each other, by trying to convince key players in competing networks to defect, or to
stop sponsoring key links (strategic network disruption). In response, networks that
face competition will adapt their structure, and will avoid vulnerable network
structures. Such network competition is what our paper is concerned with.
AB - Networks are one of the essential building blocks of society. Not only do firms
cooperate in R&D networks, but firms themselves may be seen as networks of
information-exchanging workers. Social movements increasingly make use of
networks to exchange information, just as on the negative side criminal and terrorist
networks use them. However, the literature on networks has mainly focused on the
cooperative side of networks and has so far neglected the competition side of
networks. Networks themselves may face competition from actors with opposing
interests to theirs. Several R&D networks may compete with one another. The firm
as a network of employees obviously faces competition. In particular, given the
importance of connectivity for networks, competing networks may try to disrupt
each other, by trying to convince key players in competing networks to defect, or to
stop sponsoring key links (strategic network disruption). In response, networks that
face competition will adapt their structure, and will avoid vulnerable network
structures. Such network competition is what our paper is concerned with.
KW - Strategic Network Disruption
KW - Strategic Network Design
KW - Non-cooperative Network Games
M3 - Working paper
T3 - Discussion Paper Series / Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute
BT - Strategic Network Disruption and Defense
PB - UU USE Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute
ER -
