Information flows in hierarchical networ
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Dirk Helbing; Hendrik Ammoser; Christian KΓΌhnert
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Article
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2006
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Elsevier Science
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English
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In this paper we discuss the problem of information losses in organizations and how they depend on the organization network structure. Hierarchical networks are an optimal organization structure only when the failure rate of nodes or links is negligible. Otherwise, redundant information links are im