from this basic requirement by presenting an algorithm for nonparametric estimation of conditional quantiles when both the …

Power is a core concept in the analysis and design of organisations. In this paper we consider positional power in … hierarchies. One of the problems with the extant literature on positional power in hierarchies is that it is mainly restricted to … the analysis of power in terms of the bare positions of the actors. While such an analysis informs us about the authority …

Power is a core concept in the analysis and design of organizations. One of the problems with the extant literature on … positional power in hierarchies is that it is mainly restricted to the analysis of power in terms of the bare positions of the …-established approaches for the analysis of power in non-hierarchical organizations such as the Banzhaf measure; and thus they are all based …

one of the actions. By definition opinion leaders have some power over their followers, and they exercise this power by … satisfaction and power scores which allow us to analyze the actors' satisfaction and power with respect to the collective choice …

affect the behavior of their followers. Hence, opinion leaders have some power over their followers, and they can exercise … this power by influencing their followers choice of action. We study a two-action model for a society with opinion leaders … choice is made by simple majority of the actions chosen by each member. For this model we axiomatize satisfaction and power …

can have better power than alternative Empirical Distribution Function tests. …

exchange is either coercive or voluntary, and relative strength governs power relations in coercive exchange. We stress the … importance of free disposal of goods which allows for excess holdings larger than consumption, thereby modelling the power to …