Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Equality versus Hierarchy -- 1. Analytical Egalitarianism and Its Opposition -- 2. Perceiving Race and Hierarchy -- Part II: Classical Economics and the Cattle Herders -- 3. Hierarchy and...

It may be daunting for those who do not know or care for Shakespeare, but Othello is a compelling case study of destructive emotions in an organizational setting. Iago's chilling words from The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice are the title of this chapter, “I am not what I am”. Passed...

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The Ising spin model in multiple helices with hierarchically organized interactions is investigated using Monte Carlo simulations. The numerical result of specific heat shows that the Curie temperature of the ferromagnetic transition is strongly dependent on to what extent the basal helix is...