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Heterarchy

A heterarchy is a system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways. Definitions of the term vary among the disciplines: in social and information sciences, heterarchies are networks of elements in which each element shares the same…

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Sociology and political theory

AnthropologistDmitri BondarenkoHomoarchyDavid C. StarkSociology of organizations
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Information studies

WikipediaNupediaResponsible autonomyTriarchyArchaeology
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General principles, operationalization, and evidence

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General principles, operationalization, and evidence

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Heterarchy

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples118
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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related to Further reading · 95
Heterarchy → Accounts, Aina Rakotobarison, Alternative Pathways, American Anthropological Association, American Anthropological Association Number, Analysis, Archeological Papers, Archived, Axel, Benin Kingdom, Beyond, Blogs, Bondarenko, Bronze Age Thailand, Bruns, Bulletin, Cambridge University Press, Carole, Centuries, Cilliers
related to Information studies · 6
Heterarchy → An, In, Informational, Numerous, Nupedia, Wikipedia
related to External links · 5
Heterarchy → Dr, IT Conversations, Karen Stephenson Archived, Structural Diagrams, Wayback Machine Heierarchy
related to General principles, operationalization, and evidence · 5
Heterarchy → But, Crucially, However, In, Whereas
related to Sociology and political theory · 4
Heterarchy → Anthropologist Dmitri Bondarenko, Carole Crumley, David, Stark
is a · 3
Heterarchy → name for this state of affairs, state wherein any pair of items is likely to be related in two or more differing ways, system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked

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hierarchy heterarchical social structure system organization heterarchies elements different number information brain hierarchical systems sciences concept carole crumley horizontal evidence

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Heterarchyis asystem of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked0.90text
Heterarchyis astate wherein any pair of items is likely to be related in two or more differing ways0.90text
Heterarchyis aname for this state of affairs0.90text
Heterarchyrelated to External linksIT Conversations0.60section
Heterarchyrelated to External linksDr0.60section
Heterarchyrelated to External linksKaren Stephenson Archived0.60section
Heterarchyrelated to External linksWayback Machine Heierarchy0.60section
Heterarchyrelated to External linksStructural Diagrams0.60section
Heterarchyrelated to Further readingBruns0.60section
Heterarchyrelated to Further readingAxel0.60section
Heterarchyrelated to Further readingBlogs0.60section
Heterarchyrelated to Further readingWikipedia0.60section

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