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Agents organizations: A concise overview

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  1. Computer Engineering Department (PCS), University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil

    Jaime Simão Sichman

  2. Institute for Computing and Information Sciences (ICS), University Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Virginia Dignum

  3. Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC), National Research Council (CNR), Italy

    Cristiano Castelfranchi

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Sichman, J.S., Dignum, V. & Castelfranchi, C. Letter from the guest editors. J Braz Comp Soc 11, 3–8 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03192367

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