## 4 Simulation Modeling for CN Emotion Appraisal
### IMEA SD Model
#### 4.1.1 Definition of Variables
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c} \hline \hline
**Goals and Internal** & **Definition** \\
**Stimuli** & The degree of satisfaction of the CN Member. Represents the level of approval \\ \hline
**Member Satisfaction** & when comparing the CN member situation with its expectations and needs. \\ \hline
**Profitability** & The efficiency measurement of the CN member. This differs from profit. Profit \\  & has a currency unit to measure while profitability is generally measured as a ratio \\  & of profit to revenue. \\ \hline
**Profit** & The financial benefit that is realized when the amount of revenue gained from the \\  & member business activity exceeds the expenses and costs needed to sustain the \\  & activity. \\ \hline
**Reputation and** & The potential of recognition and reputation of the CN member by the CN \\
**Recognition** & community, i.e., by all CN members. It combines quality of collaboration and \\  & competences recognition. \\ \hline
**Participation in VOs** & The level of participation in Vos, in relation to the total VOs operating in the CN \\  & environment. \\ \hline
**Collaboration Dynamics** & The dynamism of the CN member within the CN environment. This variable is \\  & the reflection of the interactions and communication with the other CN members, \\  & and the level of willingness to engage with the CN environment. \\ \hline
**Commitment** & The level of attachment, linkage and enthusiasm a member has with the CN \\  & environment. Reflects the connection, the contentment, the involvement and the \\  & effort a member puts in the CN. \\ \hline
**Trust Level** & The level of trust felt by the CN member for the CN environment. \\ \hline
**Value System** & The CN member’s level of values alignment with the CN environment. \\
**Alignment** & Represents the need of the member to be lined up with the organizational \\  & values/vision of the CN environment. \\ \hline
**Member Motivation** & The degree of motivation of the CN member. Represents the member’s goal to \\  & keep motivated. The motivation is influenced by the member’s performance \\  & evaluation, satisfaction and incentive rewards and also by the ANE state of the \\  & CN environment. \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 4: Definition of the variables that represent the IME goals and stimuli for the IMEA SD model. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c} \hline \hline
**Evidences** & **Definition** \\ \hline
**Incentive Reward** & The occurrence of the event “selected to earn an incentive reward”. Event \\  & triggered when the member earns a reward after being recognized or after \\  & achieving a set of goals of the CN incentive program. \\ \hline
**CN Trust Breach** & The occurrence of the event “lack of trust situation”. The event is triggered \\  & whenever the CN trust level achieves the danger threshold. \\ \hline
**CN Value System** & The occurrence of the event “no CN value system alignment”. The event is \\  & triggered when the result of the assessment of the alignment of the value \\  & systems of the CN and the members achieves the misalignment threshold. \\ \hline
**CN Social Protocols** & The occurrence of the event “social protocols violated”. Event triggered \\
**Violation** & when the interactions among a group of CN members become not \\  & acceptable according to the established set of social protocols. \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 3: _Cont._The initial values of these goals and internal stimuli variables are initially equal to zero, then calculated dynamically, taking into consideration the influences of the evidences' input variables on these variables, as will be further explained in the following sections.