A hierarchy is typically depicted as a [[pyramid (geometry)|pyramid]], where the height of a level represents that level's status and width of a level represents the quantity of items at that level relative to the whole.<ref>{{cite book | title=Regions of War and Peace | publisher=University of Cambridge | author=Douglas Lemke | year=2002 | location=Cambridge | pages=49}}</ref> For example, the few [[Board of Directors|Directors]] of a company could be at the [[apex (geometry)|apex]], and the [[Base (geometry)|base]] could be thousands of people who have no subordinates. | A hierarchy is typically depicted as a [[pyramid (geometry)|pyramid]], where the height of a level represents that level's status and width of a level represents the quantity of items at that level relative to the whole.<ref>{{cite book | title=Regions of War and Peace | publisher=University of Cambridge | author=Douglas Lemke | year=2002 | location=Cambridge | pages=49}}</ref> For example, the few [[Board of Directors|Directors]] of a company could be at the [[apex (geometry)|apex]], and the [[Base (geometry)|base]] could be thousands of people who have no subordinates. |