# Governance mechanisms `kaal:entity:governance-mechanisms` **Status.** derived This node is assembled mechanically from the 2 claims that carry the concept tag `governance-mechanisms`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself. ## Every claim under this term 2 claims across 2 works, 2019 to 2021. **2019** - [3373393-016](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3373393-016) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Existing governance mechanisms work well in some firms but are ineffective in others, because agency conflicts and their specific scope differ from firm to firm. > However, existing governance mechanisms work well in some firms but are ineffective in others. Wulf A. Kaal, Blockchain Solutions for Agency Problems in Corporate Governance (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3373393 **2021** - [3782198-035](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782198-035) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Anonymity can exacerbate second and third order discrimination because it makes such discrimination more difficult to detect, so other governance mechanisms in a decentralized organization must be used to combat it. > In fact, anonymity can exacerbate )nd and Grd-order effects, as it makes it more difficult to detect. To combat such effects, different mechanisms in the governance of a decentralized organization must be employed. Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Contemporary Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782198 ## Verify Every claim above resolves to a record carrying a verbatim source quote, the sha256 of the source PDF, and a preformatted citation. Nothing here asks to be taken on trust. curl -s https://wulfkaal.github.io/entities/governance-mechanisms.md | sha256sum **Canonical form.** This markdown file is the canonical hashed representation of this entity node. Its sha256 is the content hash.