Organisational social influence on directed hierarchical graphs, from tyranny to anarchy

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dc.contributor.authorPilgrim, Charlie
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Weisi
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-30T14:45:13Z
dc.date.available2020-07-30T14:45:13Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-09
dc.description.abstractCoordinated human behaviour takes place within a diverse range of social organisational structures, which can be thought of as power structures with “managers” who influence “subordinates”. A change in policy in one part of the organisation can cause cascades throughout the structure, which may or may not be desirable. As organisations change in size, complexity and structure, the system dynamics also change. Here, we consider majority rule dynamics on organisations modelled as hierarchical directed graphs, where the directed edges indicate influence. We utilise a topological measure called the trophic incoherence parameter, q, which effectively gauges the stratification of power structure in an organisation. We show that this measure bounds regimes of behaviour. There is fast consensus at low q (e.g. tyranny), slow consensus at mid q (e.g. democracy), and no consensus at high q (e.g. anarchy). These regimes are investigated analytically, numerically and empirically with diverse case studies in the Roman Army, US Government, and a healthcare organisation. Our work demonstrates the usefulness of the trophic incoherence parameter when considering models of social influence dynamics, with widespread consequences in the design and analysis of organisationsen_UK
dc.identifier.citationPilgrim C, Guo W, Johnson S. (2020) Organisational social influence on directed hierarchical graphs, from tyranny to anarchy. Scientific Reports, Volume 10, 2020, Article number 4388en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61196-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/15617
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherNature Research (part of Springer Nature)en_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjecttrophic incoherence parameteren_UK
dc.subjectOrganisationsen_UK
dc.titleOrganisational social influence on directed hierarchical graphs, from tyranny to anarchyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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