# kaal:claim:3782193-021

**Claim.** Decentralized organizations naturally respond to information at the edge and are energized rather than weakened when their leaders are attacked, because decentralized rebellions are strengthened by the loss of leaders who become martyrs.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- organizations without a fixed leadership hierarchy

**Source quote.**

> Decentralized organizations naturally respond to "information at the edge". They are energized when leaders are attacked. Decentral- ized rebellions are strengthened by the loss of their leaders, who become martyrs.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization* (2021), Political centralization in China and Europe, page 18

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782193

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**Topics.** decentralization

**Keywords.** decentralization, information-at-the-edge, resilience, leadership, rebellion

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