# kaal:claim:3782198-026

**Claim.** Decentralization is most valuable in chaotic times because the most talented members for a task are not blocked by a rigid hierarchy, unlike bureaucracies that respond to new problems with an outdated structure.

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

**Holds when.**

- holds when technology and business arrangements are continually changing

**Source quote.**

> Second, decentralization is ideal in chaotic times, when technology and business arrangements are continually changing. The most talented members for any task are not blocked by a rigid hierarchy.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Contemporary Decentralization* (2021), Web>, page 23

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Contemporary Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782198

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `e7e1378e3eed06cace6534e7792a7307d607d18bc6beb4ac45896476280728e4` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Contemporary%20Decentralization.pdf

**Topics.** decentralization, institutional-design

**Keywords.** decentralization, hierarchy, adaptation, organizational-design

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