A Quantitative Model of the Amplification of Power through Order and Implications for Defense against Hijackings

Abstract

I propose a simple quanthtive model of how the power of a leader over a group is a m p W when he or she starts to order the group. This model implies that a small well-informed minority can easily govern a previously ordered m a . . such as hijacked passengers. The model s u m the impartance of a new concqt, "group ~ ' ' that may be helpful in preventing fatal hijackings such as the ones that occmed on September 1