Fighting for resources: Two leaders in the money addicted social hierarchies

Bartłomiej Dybiec ()
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Bartłomiej Dybiec: Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics and Mark Kac Center for Complex Systems Research, Jagiellonian University, ul. St. Łojasiewicza 11, 30–348 Kraków, Poland

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2017, vol. 28, issue 01, 1-14

Abstract: Building of hierarchy is inevitably associated with the constant competition for resources and attention. Here, we show how presence of two favored (leading) nodes affects properties of the network connecting individuals. In particular, we study how nodes characteristics depend on relative asymmetry between two leading nodes. It is shown that without strong and rigorous avoidance mechanism, individuals can support both dominating nodes. Slow redistribution of resources enhances this effect. Moreover, slow redistribution of resources results in development of social networks with a very limited number of layers.

Keywords: Social dynamics; hierarchy development; hierarchy maintenance; complex networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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