STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF KNOWLEDGE NETWORK AND BEHAVIOR VARIATION OF KNOWLEDGE SUBJECT DRIVEN BY EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR
Authors: Wei Qifeng , Guo Anni , Wei Lixia 
Published: July 2022

Background

The perception behavior of the knowledge subjects can get certain feedback and enlightenment from the trend variation of knowledge level. The change of the psychological expectation and behavior of the knowledge subjects is of great significance to the evolution and utilization of the knowledge network structure in the complex system. At present, there have been many mature researches on the content of knowledge flow and knowledge diffusion between organizations based on network structure. This article combines the relevant theories of micro-behavioral psychology from the perspective of complex system evolution, to further explore the influences of four typical complex network structures evolution on the knowledge transfer behavior of the knowledge subjects and the knowledge level of the subjects.

Subjects and Methods

In this paper, a simulation research process is designed based on a complex knowledge network model. The calculation indicators mainly include three aspects: network value, node coupling costs, and weight values of relational edges. The node coupling costs are composed of three dimensions: the psychological distance cost between network nodes, the difference in cooperation value between network nodes, and the difference in connectivity between network nodes. Using programming, four programs are used to simulate and analyze the evolution of complex network structure based on the coupling cost of the knowledge subjects and the psychological expectations and behavior changes of the knowledge subjects.

Results

The results of this paper show that the more frequent the interaction between network subjects, which is not necessarily greater beneficial to the knowledge subjects. In addition, the fair distribution of knowledge resources is not conducive to the growth of knowledge level. Among the four types of typical network evolution, the development of the small-world network structure is relatively stable, and the adaptive behavior of the knowledge subjects has produced relatively high expected value.

Conclusions

The stability of the network environment has an exogenous impact on the expectation and value level of the knowledge subjects. The development environment of the evolution of the small-world network structure is relatively stable, which can generate high psychological expectations for the adaptive behavior of the knowledge subjects. It provides a reference value for the knowledge transfer of the knowledge subjects in the evolution of the knowledge network. This article discusses the behavioral changes of network subjects from the perspective of the psychology of knowledge subjects, which has certain practical significance. However, it does not consider the initial endowment differences between the nodes and the alternate evolution process between complex networks. Therefore, follow-up researches can further optimize the understanding on the differences between subjects in the complex network and analyze the adaptive behavior of knowledge subjects.

Acknowledgements

Supported by projects grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 71602012); Humanities and Social Sciences Fund of the Ministry of Education (Grant No. 21YJC790122); and Philosophy and Social Science Fund Project of CDUT (Grant No. YJ2020-JX002).