TY - JOUR AB - The majority of studies in General System Theory do not consider any specific configuration of relations between elements. One such configuration is hierarchy which exists in many aspects of reality. A quantitative approach to the representation of hierarchies, as opposed to a qualitative approach, is described. Some properties of the mathematical model of various hierarchies are examined and realā€life examples are presented. VL - 19 IS - 2 SN - 0368-492X DO - 10.1108/eb005842 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb005842 AU - Czuchra W. PY - 1990 Y1 - 1990/01/01 TI - The Architecture of Hierarchy: A Quantitative Approach T2 - Kybernetes PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 53 EP - 62 Y2 - 2024/05/13 ER -