"Rigid hierarchy" refers to a strict and inflexible system or structure where individuals or groups are arranged in a specific order of authority or power. There is little room for flexibility, change, or deviation from the established chain of command or rules.
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- For example, if your company has a fairly rigid hierarchy, associates who have problems with authority may not be happy there, no matter what their sales skills. (realtormag.realtor.org)
- In an example from British Columbia, some First Nations, such as the Coast Salish, have less rigid hierarchies of kinship ties that determine land use and occupancy within a territory shared by families, while other First Nations, such as the Tsimshian, have a more strict system of ownership and use defined by descent groups and clans. (thecanadianencyclopedia.com)
- They are largely organised in rigid hierarchies in which knowledge primarily trickles from the top down. (globaleducationmagazine.com)
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