Accession Number:

AD0712837

Title:

AN ANALYSIS OF THE SETS OF RANK DISTRIBUTION IN AN HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Armacost,Robert Leo

Report Date:

1970-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

54.0

Abstract:

A Markov type model for studying rank distribution in an hierarchical organization is examined. Various sets of rank distributions are defined and their properties discussed. A computer aided test is developed for testing a given rank distribution to determine if it is an element of a particular set. For a distribution not in the Steady State set, a test is developed to determine if the distribution can be returned to in m transitions or steps. Author

Descriptors:

• (*ORGANIZATIONS
• SUPERVISION)
• (*STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS)
• STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
• STATISTICAL TESTS
• NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
• SET THEORY
• PERSONNEL
• MATRICES(MATHEMATICS)
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• SELECTION
• THEOREMS
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Operations Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE