Dr. Nicholas Hays is a faculty member at the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. This episode focused on his research on the psychology of hierarchy. He discussed how different hierarchies influence individuals' experiences and group processes. 

Articles referenced in the episode:

Bendersky, C., & Hays, N. A. (2012). Status conflict in groups. Organization Science, 23(2), 323-340. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1110.0734

Hays, N. A., & Bendersky, C. (2015). Not all inequality is created equal: Effects of status versus power hierarchies on competition for upward mobility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108(6), 867-882. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000017

Hays, N. A., Li, H., Yang, X., Oh, J. K., Yu, A., Chen, Y.-R., Hollenbeck, J. R., & Jamieson, B. B. (2021). A tale of two hierarchies: Interactive effects of power differentiation and status differentiation on team performance. Organization Science, 33(6), 2085-2105. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2021.1540