The Ups and Downs of Hierarchy: the causes and consequences of hierarchy struggles and positional loss

markdownabstractScholars have assumed that social hierarchies, the rank ordering of individuals with respect to a valued social dimension within a team, are stable over time. However, hierarchies change and the more changeable they are, the more likely they are to lead to conflicts and have other negative interpersonal consequences. In this dissertation, I examine both the ups and the downs of hierarchy. null Focusing on how and why people go...