A Study of Organizational Learning in Multi-Agent Systems

In this paper, we are concerned with “organizational learning” in the multiagents systems. As an example for the organizational problem solving process, we will take the task allocation process. The process always enhances the performance of organization, however it is difficult for designers to make the process suitable for the organization and its environment. For that reason, the learning ability is necessary for the process, since it gives them adaptability and robustness. This paper is intend to investigate the relation between selection of task allocation style and its task allocation costs in the learning organization. We introduce an organizational learning model consisting of reinforcement learning agents. These agents learn about ability of other agents in the organization and themselves through their experience of interaction. Thus, we show the results of simulation, and discuss on them.