Hierarchy in Natural and Social Sciences

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pumain, Denise (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Σειρά: Methodos Series ; 3
• Θέματα: Business.; Organization.; Planning.; Epistemology.; System theory.; Statistics.; Social sciences.; Business and Management.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Systems Theory, Control.; Social Sciences, general.; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences.

Hierarchy is a form of organisation of complex systems that rely on or produce a strong differentiation in capacity (power and size) between the parts of the system. It is frequently observed within the natural living world as well as in social institutions. According to the authors, hierarchy resul...