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Amerian Eonomi Review 2008, 98:1, 145179
ttp://www.aeaweb.org/artile.pp?doi=10.1257/aer.98.1.145
Mv gz my v v. T
y, y m v - bw : m
y v yz v, y b
v. T v mg b m b
v , b v y mg mm-
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mm m y v z z
gz. I w, gz m w v mg mm- zy m v z m w
y mm vy w q w ?
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C w vw, my m by b-
g z mvg w z. T , wv,
C (977, 78). S, , DmCy Cmm V Dv (M T. H, J M. Py,
J Rb 999), P & Gmb (C A. B 989) Jb S (Rb E PH 989).
When Does Coordination Require Centralization?
By Ricardo Alonso, Wouter Dessein, and Niko Matouschek*
Ti paper ompare entralied and deentralied oordination wen manag-er are privately inormed and ommniate trategially. We onider a mlti-diviional organiation in wi deiion mt be adapted to loal onditionbt alo oordinated wit ea oter. Inormation abot loal ondition idipered and eld by el-intereted diviion manager wo ommniate viaeap talk. Te only available ormal meanim i te alloation o deiionrigt. We ow tat a iger need or oordination improve oriontal om-mniation bt woren vertial ommniation. A a relt, deentraliationan dominate entraliation even wen oordination i extremely important
relative to adaptation. (JEL D3, D83, L3, M)
* A: M S B, Uvy S C, 3670 T Pwy, L Ag,CA 90089 (-m: R.A@m..); D: G S B, Uvy Cg,5807 S Ww Av., Cg, IL 60637 (-m: w.@CgGSB.); M: KggS Mgm, Nw Uvy, 00 S R, Ev, IL 6008 (-m: [email protected].). W g , w ym mm gg-. W Jm D, M Dw, L G, Rb G, Bb Gbb, Tm Hbb, PMgm, A P, C Pg, L Ry, S S, J Sw vy -. Fy, w v m mm.
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m mg w g b v z g-
z v v mg b mm w . A P.
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GM mv m g v y v mg. 3, T
bw m, S v mm gv v mg y g . I 93, m, b G T
Cmm mg g v .
T mm m y v mg, my
v bg m g mb m g
m g . 5,6 I bg mm
w v, :
I bv y v gv y b bw O C w vg - w b b wy w y mg v y m g.7
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z.8
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q z. Dz gz v vg
g , m by mg w
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vg mg g b m
by . Mv, - v mg my z w
v. O mg vy z m w-v y m v . W g
g fw, w w z b m v w
3O G M b C- By Cmm, 7, My Year Wit GeneralMotor, by A P. S (96).
Wg m w GM v 93, , S , Ag G M gz, w I bv w y bb, v y O b G Mg Dv, bj y vy b w g C (96, 06).
5 S (96, 05).6 Syg G T Cmm, S , T Cmm w ,
, w bm y v O. E O w b b G Mg Dv (96, 07). Rfg mm , g w gv mg v g. I , - m. G T Cmm w m gz. I m m w y g. I bm w m. Smm mm w w v w v m, mm gg y , b m w my m w m m (96, 09).
7 S (96, 06).8 O, m , m m y mg gy m v
v w v PC (Cy A. Mgmy D Mg 00) AESC (Jy P 00). I 980 y 990, PC z vy w v , Pzz H, T B, KFC, m w w y - b.T mgm PC bv bw b v by g-g v mg m g m mv j g: Ig , v j vy b - by v, q. Dv v gv w gvv w y j vy. A , L m . Evy, y w. Iw m . Ty w g g (Mgmy Mg 00, ).
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vy m. Ivy, w bm vy m, v mg -
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v b m m m b b g -
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m . M (MNE), , my z m
by g g g. T vg, wv, m b
g v w .
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mmzg w v v gz.Mv, v mg mm m gy f
mg v. I MNE m bv, g mg y b
b m b m b v
z. I mmg m, y v v bv
gy f mg vg.
T gz mmm. I , y m mm gz-
mm g (S J. Gm Ov
H 986; H J M 990). T m m b m-
m m m y v wy. Cm-
m m (V P. Cw J Sb 98).
I g, w m m w gz : -
z v mg mm w zy m
z m, w z v mg mm-
vy w q mg w m b .
Uyg w z z gz
ggg m. I m, v mm wy m m-
v z mm. Ey, v mg b w
w v w q m mmz v , -
v mg m y g w q w
v mg. A , v mg m m w -
q y w . T qy z v
mm, wv, m, vy v, bm m
m. I , w w mm-
z, y mv mm z. Ivy,
w bm m m, q gy g m
v m v mg b . T m-
g gg m, w, , m bg mm.
I , z m mg
m wg v y . A , mg-
v gg mg m m mm.T qy z v mm m-
bm m m v : z
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m z v w my m. Sy, ym-
m gz w v q z v m -
w m myz alway m
z w v mg v y g. T m
ymm gz w m qy w v . I gz w v
m z, g z g.
I. Related Literature
O , bw m, .
A. coordination in Organiation
A mb yz gz. H Bg Hmm
(00) - bw v b g g -y: z v mg y z b
, w z m g v b
v mg z y y. I H M (005), m g -
z vg b , w
b v . Ty yz m
v w b . Fy,
D, L G, Rb G (005), mg vy m
b b g v y, w m-
g vy m b v . Ty gz
v v mm v m w y w v m.
A y bw m - bw
z z b v m
b w . I , , y bv
z.9 Dz my v b y b
w b m. P B J F (990) v
mz - bw m. I m
y y w z g g w- b
y y. U , wv, B F (990)
mm.0
O z f v (P
Mgm 988; Mgm Rb 990), w g z g
gg w v m f mg. B w Mgm
(988) f v w, m y m g
m mg. I v, Jmy C. S (00),
Ogz Ozb (005), G Fb M R (006) g
m by v mg m v z wy mv
9Ow, - bw m - bw m bv. W by , ww b m .
0A G (999), q b b v y w bgg bw v bw. H w w b my m g.
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. U , wv, mm
wy v.
B.Inormation Proeing in Organiation
T g m y, g w Jb M Ry R (97), -
m by m mg w m. Tm y
yz mg m w m y
m y mm m. I g b m v
bm m g gz. A m- m
y M A (986), w m y
v z m . I , m y
g, m b y mm .
I, w gz mm qy v f. A ,
y mm g gz g, w
v g m m.3 T , wv, g w Rv P w z g-
z wy wy m. I , w v m m w
Rv P g b mm mm. A
, z gz b y m.
O -mmm m w mb m-
g gz g m mm .
D (00) m w m bw gg
g g g mmg w g.5 M H
A Rvv (005) m b w v v m,
w A M (mg) gz mmm w y gm. T , wv, yz , y
w z mm.
A y v mm H R
(006). H yz gz w m , b
g w v . Amg ,
w ymm g b m ymm gz-
w, , g v.
A v -mmm m mm g
b m mm, Nm Mm, Mj,
O g my m w bw z z gz ( W E. O 999 B Lw006 vy).
I A (986), w w D T S (006) mg - bw - . T w w, m mm, v z gz g wg. A, Jq Cm, G, A P (007) yw y mm m . I m, gz - bwg mm gg, w w b mg , v z, gg, w b . I Ygy Q, G R, Cggg X (006),y, gz m (M-m U-m) m , g gz by g.
3F vy , D Mj (006).A yz w g - g m gm gm
w ymm m (F 987; F Rb Gbb 989; , m y, S Bg S M 00).
5S Ay M. M J G. M (005).
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S R (99). I m, m w y
w w g (z) w m w w -
g (z). B g mm , z
g w b m, m, my b
v z g. U m, wv, z bw w g. T w z
g, , m m .
C. ceap Talk and Expert Literatre
Fm mg v, b -
b Cw Sb (98). I m, v m
g w v vy m b b . A
bw m Cw Sb (98) w w
v . A ,
Mm Ty Sb (99), w w by.6 A y bw y y mm qb w m-
b v, w w w qb w mb v. W w
qb mmz j y my g-
w, y v g bm w v qb. F
, w bv m m b g m Cw
Sb (98), w .7 W
m b Cw Sb (98) Mm Sb (99) w w m-
. A, M Bg (00) Vjy K J Mg (00)
m w m m , b bv
m m. T q y vg w, w, m m .8 I , m bv -
m w m mb v -g.
II. The Model
A gz w g v, Dv Dv , -
y q. Dvj [ 5, 6 g ,b by uj [ R, w , d [ R d [ R. I ,
Dv gv by
() p5K21d2u22d 1d2d2,w K [ R1 mmm v z. T q m
adaptation lo Dv d y
, , d Z u, q m oordination lo
Dv w y , , d Z d. T
6S S (989).7S A Bm, Ov B, K Kwm (007).8S M Ov P S (00), w y m mm-
g w m .
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m d [ 30, ` 2 m m v . T Dv my gv by
() p5K21d2u22d 1d2d2,w K [ R1 mmm Dv z. W gy, w
K5K50. Hq g y .
A.Inormation
E v by mg. Mg , mg g Dv , vy
bv u b w z u. Smy, Mg
bv u b w u. T HQ Mg, , mg g q-
, bv u u. I mm wg, wv, u u my
b
32,
4
32,
4, vy, w [ R1. T w u u
.
B. Preerene
W m Mg mmz lp112l 2p, w Mg mmz 12l 2p 1lp, w l[ 3, 4 . T m l w b v mg w w v . T HQ Mg my ggg
w v mg mmz p 1p.9 F my, w
mg gv m g. Ivy, m,
v , , bjv m v,
b v mg w mmzg v , mg w b my f m
v.0, I , HQ Mg m y b
f v m gz,
v. I , gz mg m z v mg b
w w v by mg m m m
gz w v. A w bm bw, w b
v l, gz w wy l5 gz
w m qy w. Hwv, w yy b b gz
y g mg v v mg v m v-
. Fm, v m my ,
g y v y ggb m gy v
v. I m b, , m v mg
b gz .
9F bw, m HQ Mg y b. Qvy m w b b g y v mb Mg .
0 I C, w w gz w-v b by wg gz g m m v mg.
I m , m v my y w-v b v mg by v m . S, , BP S VI.
T f bw mvg v, , mg /mm, , b yz mb (S Ay Rb 00; D,G, G 005; Fb R 006). T w yy m gz b v mg w w v mv v, v g -v m. S .
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C. contrat and commniation
W w y g (Gm H 986; H M 990)
mg gy m. I , gz mm
y g. Ag b v mv v mm ggg m. O
g v b , y b b m. W
w g. U deentraliation, Mg g
m d Mg g m d, b m
my. U entraliation, b g by HQ Mg.3
T mmm m m b mm yg
m y v m
m wy. Cmm m m m-
m: . F my, w m m mm
mm. I , z, Mg mg m [
M Mg , my, Mg mg m [M Mg . Uz, Mg my mg m [M m [M -
q. W mm bw v mg oriontal ommnia-
tion bw v mg q vertial ommniation. I
w w gm mm my
qbm m v y y m. Hwv, v
m gm g m Cw Sb (98),
q w m mm . S vw m-
m m mm b by mm g,
m b m m m mm. I , w
m y g , w m y gg bgg, b m w mm g bgg
gm.
A y m ymmy: v q z, y v m
, w m my. W ymm
gz, gy m y. I S VII, wv, w w ym-
m bw v w ymm .
T gm mmz Fg . F, g mmz
E 3p1p4 . U z HQ Mg g g m b, z v mg g g m .
S, v mg bm m b , , y u
u, vy. T, v mg mm w m. U
3 A v z w q mg, v -z z b g v. I m m . W m S VII.
S, m, Rb J. Am Sg H (003) K Mg (00).
m1
m2
d1 d
2
t1
t2
t3
t4
1
2
Figure . Timeline
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z y gg v mm, g mg m m q-
, w z y gg z mm, gg mg
m m w . Fy, d d m. E m
mmz y, gv m b mm.
III. Decision Making
I w z mg z z,
g gv b m v u u. T, S IV
w z mm bgm gz b. Fy, S-
IV w w g mg mm bgm
m m w gz . T mm
A.
U z, HQ Mg v mg m m m v mg-
d d mmz E
3p1p Zm
4, , -
v gv mg m; 1m, m2 . T v bm v mb HQ Mg b u u gv m:(3) d
c; gcE 3uZm 4112gc2E 3uZm 4
() dc; 12gc2E 3uZm 4 1gcE 3uZm 4 ,
w
(5) gc;1 1 2d1 1 4d
.
N gc g d g m . W ,
, w d50, HQ Mg dc5E 3uZm 4 dc5E 3uZm 4 . A m
d , wg E 3uZm 4 m wg E 3uZm 4 wmg d. Evy, d S , m wg b , ,
dc5d
c5E 3u1uZm 4/.U z, v mg mg m m.
O mg v b g, Mg d mmz E 3lp 1 1 2l
2pZu, m
4, my, Mg d mmz E
3 12l
2p1lpZu, m
4.
T Mg m v mb , u,
E 3dZu,m 4 Mg m:(6) d5
l
l 1 du1 d
l 1 dE 3dZu,m 4 .
Smy, w v
(7) d5l
l 1 du1
d
l 1 dE 3dZu,m 4 ,
w E 3dZu, m 4 Mg Mg m. I v wg v mg g w-v b l g m d.
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T E 3dZu,m 4 E 3dZu,m 4 v mg m b b by g (6) (7). Dg bg b
(6) (7), w Mg v mb
u, b b u, Mg b b u:
(8) dD ;
l
l 1 du1
d
l 1 da dl 1 2d E 3uZu, m 41 l 1 dl 1 2d E 3uZu, m 4 b .
Smy, w v
(9) dD ;
l
l 1 du1
d
l 1 da l 1 d
l 1 2dE 3uZu, m 41 d
l 1 2dE 3uZu,m 4 b .
I b d , Mgj5, wg v m uj
m wg wg vg b. A d S , v mg
y y mm m dD5dD5 1E 3uZu,m 41E 3uZu,m 4 2/.N , gv , y m q m-m w d S .
IV. Strategic Communication
I w yz mm w gz . A y
g w v mm m mv z
mm, , vy v, bm
m m. T mv z
mm b w v mm.W b by vgg v mg v m-
m. T w z, wg b, m-
m qb m qy v z mm.
Fy, w v w y b
qy mm.
A.Inentive to Mirepreent Inormation
T w mm w m, by yzg
v mg v m m. F ,
v mg by m m, , y
b y mmg w. Rg gz
, v mg gg . T ,
v Mg m m z.5 W mg
d, HQ Mg m wg g w d, g
u, Mg w . S E 3u450, m Mg ymm , E 3dZu4 w q m w b y m m v. I w, u.0, w -
q m d.0 m m v, u,0 w
q m d,0 m g. T q
5 T gm Mg g.
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m m , Mg gg by g m.
u u.0 m,u u,0.
C v Mg m m w mm-
w Mg z. W Mg m d,
wg g w d, m g u, Mg w m. S E 3u450, m Mg y mm , E 3dZu4 w Mg m w b y m m -v. I , u.0, w Mg m m.
T Mg m g , Mg w m bv w
m m d. F , Mg g gg ,
, m.u.0. Smy, u,0, Mg gg by g m
,u Mg m m w w.
T v mg v m m qvy
m w gz . Mv, v b -
, v mg v g v gg m, m
b y w w v. T , wv, m w v gg by g . I ,
w z b v
mg v gg m, mg m z.
T , z HQ Mg more wg -
g d w d, wg g mm v u, Mg
w . A m HQ Mg
v v mm m v mg
v gg m. I , z, Mg le
wg g d w w d b, m wg g
u, Mg w m . A mMg m v mm m by v
mg v gg m.
T v m m m my, -
z. L n5E 3uZm4 b HQ Mg u vg mg m, Mg my y n. I w, Mg
by m m b . Iy, Mg w HQ
Mg v mmz y:
(0) n*5g max
n1
E 32l 1d2u2212l 2 1d2u22d 1d2d2Zu4 ,w d5d
c d5dc (3) (). W w bw qbm
v u q v u, , Em 3E 3uZm4 45E 3u450. Amg , w (0) b() n
*2u512l 2 1 2d
l 1 d u ; bcu .
S bc$0, m bv Mg gg w-
v u Z 0. Oy w u50 v v mm y. Mv,
b v gg g 0 u 0 . I gw vy bc g l d. T, bv, Mg v g-g g w-v b .
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C, , v mg v m m
z. F , n5E 3uZu, m4 b Mg u vg mg m, g Mg my y n. H m
n gv by (0), w d5dD d5d
D (8) (9). I w m
g Em 3E 3uZu,m4 45E 3u450, w w b w qbm, -w , d.0,() n
*2u512l 2 1 2 1l 1 d 2
l 11 2 l 2 1 d u ; bDu .T, g Mg v m m w
u50, v gg u Z 0, v gg
g 0 u 0 . Mv, b v bD g l g d. T, bv, Mg v gg g w-v b
g .
B. commniation Eilibria
W w w , Cw Sb (98), mm qb v
qb w 32, 4 32,4 v v mg v y w v u u bg . I
, mg mm y m . Mv, z
vw m w y mm y bD bc
() ().
A mm qbm gz z by ()
mm v mg, (b) m, () b mg v. T mm Mg j 5 ,
bby g mg mj [Mj bvg uj, w
by mj 1mjZuj 2 . U z, m mg m [M m [M d [ R d [ R, w m by d
c1m 2 dc1m 2 . U -z, Mg m u mg m [M m [
M d [ R, w Mg m u mg
m [M m [M d [ R, w m by dD 1m, u2 dD 1m, u2 .
Fy, b by gj 1ujZmj 2 j5, bby uj bvg mg mj.
W By qb mm bgm w q ()
mm m v mg gv , (b) -
m m gv b , () b -
v m mm g By wv b. Fmy,
wv m1mZu2.0, m [ g mm[M E 3lpl112l 2plZu4 l5c,D, w pl p
l Dv gv m g dl 1 2
dl 1 2 . T qm m 1mZu2 g. U z, dc1 2
dc1 2 v m 1d,d2 E 3p1pZm 4 , z, dD 1 2
dD 1 2 v mdE 3lp1 12l 2pZm, u4 mdE 3 12l 2p1lpZm, u4 , -
vy. Fy, b y g 1ujZm 25mj 1mjZuj 2/eP mj 1mjZuj 2duj, w P55uj :mj
1mjZuj
2.0
6j5, .
S mm qb w b w b v qb, w byaj
N ; 1aj,2N, ,aj,2, aj, 0, aj, , ,aj, N2 ajN2 ; 1aj,2N, , aj,2,aj, , , aj, N2 g32j, j 4 N N2 v, vy, w aj,2N52j, aj, 050, aj, N5j .
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T, ajN v qb w v mb v, aj
N2
w mb v. A w b w ,
ymmy b z, , aj, i5aj,2i i [ 5, ,N6.T wg z mm qb w d.0.
PROPOSITION (Cmm Eqb): Id [ 10, `2, ten or every poitive integer Nj, j5, , tere exit at leat one eilibrim 1m1 2, m 1 2 ,d1 2, d 1 2, g1 2, g 1 2 2, were(i) mj 1mj Zuj2i niorm, pported on3aj, i2,aj, i4iuj [ 1aj, i2,aj, i2;(ii) gj 1uj Zmj2i niorm pported on 3aj, i2, aj, i4imj [ 1aj, i2,aj, i2;(iii)aj, i12aj, i5aj, i2aj, i21baj, iori5, ,Nj2,
aj,2
11
22aj,2i5aj,2i2aj,2
1i2
21baj,2ior i5, ,Nj2,
witb5bcnder entraliation, werebci defned in(11), and
b5bDnder deentraliation, werebDi defned in(12);
(iv)dj 1m, uj 25djc,j5, , nder entraliation, were djcare given by (3) and (4), and dj 1m, uj 25djD,j5, , nder deentraliation, were djDare given by (8) and (9).
Moreover, all oter fnite eilibria ave relationip between uanduand te manager
oie o dand dtatare te ame a toe in ti la or ome vale o N N; tey aretereore eonomially eivalent.
T mm qb Fg . I qb, v
mg mm w v . T z v m
by q () . T z v 1aj, i12aj, i 2q z g v 1aj, i 2 aj, i22 , bcaj, i z bD aj, i z, w aj, i vg bw w v. R
m S IVA bcuj ,j5, , bw uj w
Mgj w HQ Mg bv . Smy, bDuj,j5, , -
by w m Mgj w m w g v
mg z. T v m y m
w qy mm uj wy m m.6 I v
v m m g 0 uj 0 , y m m g 0 uj 0 , b w mm bm g 0uj 0 .
P z mm qb d.0. I b y
, mm qb gw. I , -
z, -g b d50 , , v f
bw v mg. W qb, w m mg
6T b g m Cw Sb (98). I m, b bw w w v bv , qv-y, v gw b baj, i .
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y w d5 0 mg -g qbm. U
z, mm v w d50 m v
mg q , w, , bv y. T m
d50 mm g w By qbm
z. My mv w -m , w g gy, w m d50 mm qb-
m z b P .7
P w m mb v
b qbm. T Cw Sb (98), w
mmm mb v wy . T
m , my uj50 j5, , w v
v y g.8 I Cw Sb (98) by .
T w m w mb v g y,
g b b P By qbm
mmz qbm.
PROPOSITION (Ey): Te limit o trategy profle and belie 1m1 2, m 1 2, d1 2, d 1 2,g1 2, g 1 2 2 a N,N S ` i a peret Bayeian eilibrim o te ommniation game. In tieilibrim te total expeted proft E3p1p4 are iger tan in any oter eilibrim.
A qbm w mb v g y v
Fg . I qbm z v my m w uj,j5
, , z b gw 0 uj 0 . W bv b m gz b qbm mmz v ,
w qbm y.
7 S q (0).8 W w Mm Sb (99); S I.
Figure . Communication Equilibria
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C. commniation comparion
W w m qy mm w gz
yz w by g w-v b. W
m qy mm v E 3 1uj2E 3ujZmj 4 2
4 uj ,j5, .T mm v v v z mm.LEMMA :In te mot efient eilibrim in wi N,N S , te reidal variane i given
by
(3) E 3 1uj2E 3ujZmj 4 245slsj j5, l5c,D,were
() sl5bl
3 1 4bl.
T v y v mg v m-
m () (). I , w bl50, l5c,D, v
mg y v m v z. A bl
, m mm qbm v .
Fy, bl S , v mg v y w v gv
sl S 1. W w wg .
PROPOSITION 3 (T Qy Cmm):
(i) sc5sD50 il5 and sD.scoterwie;
(ii) 0sD/0l.0sc/0l.0;
(iii)0sc/0d.0.0sD/0dandmdS`sD5mdS`sc.
P () () Fg 3
w v mm
g m z mm-
. T , l5, mm b g-
z , m (),
w-v b l
m m z
v mm. T ,
z, l
b b
mg v. I ,
z, l
m b mg by v.P () Fg w qy w
m mm m . A
SD
SC
1/2
0
1/4
11
Figure 3. Communication Comparison (l)
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S IVA, y y
g d v
v mg m
m z b
m z. P () w d ,
qy w m mm-
y b y v.
T b by g m
S III m w d S ,
mg z
z vg: b
q
vg . I g
qy mm vg.
D. Organiational Perormane
W w gz .
PROPOSITION (Ogz Pm): under entraliation te expeted proft are
given by
(5) Pc52 1Ac112Ac2sc2 1s1s2 ,and nder deentraliation tey are given by
(6) PD52 1AD1BDsD2 1s1s2 ,were
(7) Ac;2d
1 1 4d, AD ; 2 1l2 1 d 2d1l 1 2d 2 2 , BD ; d
4l3 1 6l2d 1 2d2 2 l21l 1 d 2 2 1l 1 2d 22 .T w b gz
yg y
1s
1s
2 m v
sl 1s1s2 , l5c,D.S HQ Mg mg , -b w bz w y m, , sc50. I w m (5) -
b gv by 2Ac1s1s2 . I v g v mg b.
T z m -b bm HQ
Mg g y m. I , m b v m-
g w w v, m mm w
. T g d:
y w mm, b
y gv mm qy.T z m b, b b m-
mm b v mg mg b. S
SD
SC
0 1
1/4
1
0
Figure . Communication Comparison (d)
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w-v b w mm m b
mg, y . T m d, ,
mbg: mv mm b y gv m-
m qy.
V. Centralization versus Decentralization
W w m m w gz . A vg
z gz mg w
m. I , z gz m m w
mm m. Ny, m m
by z gz .
Hwv, w z vg g ,
vg g . T w .
F, v mg y z , ,
v wg g . S, v - q mg w m w w . U
z y , b m by m mg. I
, z Mgj5, b w Mg kZj
w m mm bw m m. I m, v mg b
g v g m v , w q-
m y .
T mm w b , wy w
z wy w z. T
mm, ALl5 E 3 1dl2u211dl2u24 , l5c,D, wgz cLl5E 3 1d
l
2dl
2
4 .LEMMA : For all l [ 3, 4 andd [ 30, `2, ALc$ALD and cLc#cLD .
I w w, w DAL;ALc2ALD$0 adaptation advantage -
z DcL ; cLD2cLc$0 oordination advantage -
z . T v m w b
(8) Pc2PD52DAL 1dDcL .
Fm z
vg,
vy z w v
d y m-
. A y g
g fw. T ,
Fg 5, w v m
Pc2PD 1s1s25.9 T g w w l. y m, -
z y m z
y d. I w, Dg
9 S b Pc PD 1s1s2 , g 1s1s25 w gy.
C
D
1
Figure 5. Organizational Performance
in Three Dimensions
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Pw g b g b m mg
v v y gwy ,
.30 T, m bv, z m z v
w vy m. Ey, w w-v b vy m
vy m, v mg v b v -m w . I , by q
m by v mm bm
bm m m. A , vg
z m vg z v
w vy m.
Fg 5 w z y m z y w-v-
b l. w d.0 y m. Cz -
m z y w b w-v
b g g. Fy, g w w gz m
qy w w l5, d50, d S . W l5 d50, -
v f bw v mg bw m q , ,-b z b . T w
m qy w w d S ` mm q mg
mm w b vg m w
bm m, w w vy. T m v
m w gz m my.
PROPOSITION 5 (Cz v Dz): sppoe tatl. andd.0:
(i) lmall: il[1, 7/82, ten deentraliation tritly dominate entraliation.(ii) dmall: id[10, d 2, ten deentraliation tritly dominate entraliation, were d .0 i
defned in te proo.
(iii) d and l large: i d[ 1d , `2, ten deentraliation tritly dominate entraliationorall l[ 37/8, l1d22, and entraliation tritly dominate deentraliation or all l[ 1l1d2, 4,were l1d2.7/8i defned in te proo.
T Fg 6
mmz m g w -
bv. W w
m .
Small l: T P 5
w w w-v b l.
y m, vg
z wg
vg z .
I , w v
w m b-
y g. T , w
30 F Dg P , , Mgm Rb (99).
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1
Decentralization
Centralization
17/281/2
0
1
10.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
Decentralization
Centralization
17/28
/(1 )
1/2
0
1
1
Figure 6. Organizational Performance
in Two Dimensions
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w-v b m, y z mg vy m
, , v gz m w m
y by qy z v mm. N
m m , b z mm,
v mg . I , w v mm, w m m q-
m. A bm m m,
vg z bm m m
v vg z . A , z
m z v w vy m.
T m my, bw w
gz gv by (8), w DAL vg -
z DcL vg z . A l5,
v f bw v mg bw m q.
A , w m qy w m ,
, DcL5DAL50. C w mg w-v b:
(9) d1PC 2 PD 2
dl5
'PC
'SC'SC
'l2'PD
'SD'SD'l
52dDAL
dl1d
dDCL
dl l5.
T qy w , l5, w-v b v
m w gz y g qy m-
m. Sm g mg v -
mg l5. T qy w
w-v b b m v-g z vg z . I -
, w-v b w v mm, w
by q m. A , -
vg z , , dDAL/dl.0 d [ 10, ` 2 .A w-v b w z mm, w
by v mg , , vg
z , , dDcL/dl.0 d [ 10, `2 . Ov, v by q wg v v m-
g by . I w, w l5, dDAL/dl.ddDcL/dl d [
10, `
2,
1Pc2PD
2/l,0. S Pc2PD50 l5, m Pc2PD
,0 w l. y m.
Smalld: T P 5 w w -
y m, z m z ,
v mg b. Ey, v w vy m, mm-
y b . U z by q
, w z by
v mg . S m d m
m , z m m m mm
z . A , z m z.
T m my, v m w gb d50. Cy, w d50 v f bw v
mg bw m q , , Pc2PD50. C w
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mg v m w
, w b b by g (8):
(0)d1PC 2 PD 2
dd
52dDAL
dd
d50.
T w d50, mg d Pc2PD
y w vg z .
T b vg DcL wg d vg b
q z. T -
vg, w v mm, w m
by q . T by v mg
, , by y g qy z m-
m, mg bv w y mv. I
v d50 v-
g, , dDAL/dd.0. Fmy, d50 l.,
()d1PC 2 PD 2
dd52
dDAL
dd52 c'ALC
'SC'SC'd
2'ALD
'SD'SD'd
d52'ALC'SC
dSC
dd,0.
S d50 l., Pc2PD50 d1Pc2PD2/dd,0, z m z gb d50.
Large d and l: T w P 5 w z
m z w v mg vy b -
vy m. T , , w z m z w v mg y b
y m. I , y d[ 1d , `2 , z ym z w w-v b y g. T w -
. F, w v mg vy b, v mm m
z mm, b Fg 3. S,
w-v b mg by v mg b by q,
mg z gy m mg
z w w-v b g. I b w -
z m z w v mg vy b
m.
VI. Empirical Implications
I , m m b g - .
F , w m b w b v v
mg , , w m m v m-w
. O w q m b bw v
gz m. W ,
mmz P 5 Fg 6. F, gv ,
, g, b v bw w-v b g
w m z. S, gv w-v b, , g, b v bw g z. T,
bw w-v b g z
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y y g. Smy,
bw g z y v-
mg y b w w v. Fm w
bw v vy m, w v v mg vy
b, b my z.W m y b g - , m
mg b g v g m. T -
m m, g v
v y w g m v.3
S , g mv v- ,
v v mg m w m wg y
v m-w .3 T m , g-
v, bby gz, mv w z,
b g m w v mg m b w w v
m w y b.
W w y g m vg y -. T , wv, m m v w b m
m. I , z q bg
v mg v. B 98, , GM w y g
my m w v mg vg m w
w v, v w m
w . Ivby, ym gg - v
. I w v b v mg -
y mmz w v . 33
A , GM w bm z by b-
g v v mm z mm. Eqym, wv, w w v m b v
mg v. I , GM G M B P w
v b w b w
v w. 3 Ag S, B P y m
bg ym - mg z w vy. 35
B Pm (BP) v m m bg v
z m. I y 990 g v, w BPX,
w by J Bw, w bm BP v. H z BPX,
g m 50 m-m b . Iy, b w
y b m, y my
w b BPX w. 36 T g
bw b , BPX b g m mm GM
m w b g m-
. A, GM, BPX mm
3 Tg v 980 y 990, m, m g w w m m gb m b mm m g w b y v w -v v (H, Py, Rb 999, ).
3 I C, w w v m w v mg m v- b gz w-v b.
33S (96, 09).3 S (96, 07).35S (96, 09).36 M T. H B v Og (00, 3).
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g by g m v b w
m m, j b w v, b bg
b . A , L w v g
b m b gg - b vv w BP,
b yy .37
VII. Asymmetric Organizations
A y m ymmy gz: w v q
z, y v m , w m my.
I w ymmy m vg w ymm bw
v v m z z gz. W
w w ymm v z, -
z b m v w vy m , b
w m. S y vy m, w j
ymmy, my q mg. D m - v z bfy . T m y
Wb A (vb ://www.wb.g/
.?=0.57/.98..5).
A. seential Deiion Making
I m g, v mg my v -mv vg, , my b
b m b v mg . T b-
y, w w v m w mg z
qy. I , Mg Mg w. A b v mg v bv , w
g mg . N m ; w bv
m w .
Sq mg m w y b .
A , mg m q mg -
g z b m v w vy
m. T, wv, . T , Fg 7, w -
v m z z w q mg w
s5s
. I b w
y m, z y
m z w q
mg y l.. T w
q
mg v z. F,
w mg q-
y, m
y , w
w w b j
gy. A ,
b q
m mg. S,
37 H v Og (00, 8).
Centralization
Decentralization
1/2
0
1
1
1
Figure 7: Organizational Performance with
Sequential Decision Making when s
5s
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b m y , w g -
v m m f mg. A ,
mm q mg w m
mg. T w m b w w gg
m w b m mg. O g q, m m .
W q mg w z b m v
w vy m, m g. T ,
Fg 7. W g w y l., z m z
w d g g, w , y d.0, z
m z w w-v b l. m g. T,
z m z v v mg
b w w v. T z v g
m v m w, s.s
. T b Fg 8,
w v m
z z - v R;s
/1s1s2 . Ey, bgg s
v s, m gz-
b m mm
u z w q
mg, b -
z m v z.
B. Oter Aymmetrie
I m gz, v w m .
T m g gz
y b yz R (006). I
Wb A, w m
w R (006) wg v v . W
w y l., z m z w bm
y m v. Imy, wv, ,
y , z m z w w-v b
l. y m. O .
A m v v m b z.
I Wb A, w m w Dv gv by
ap 12a 2p, w a [ 1, 2 m m v z wv. O g b w y l., z m z-
y m. I , wv, z
wy m z gb l5, v a bg,
T, ymm gz, b w m.
VIII. Conclusions
W q z? I w q
m w m b mg vmg w mm gy m w v
v gz. W w v mm m z
Figure 8: Organizational Performance with
Sequential Decision Making when
RKs/1s1s2.
R = 1R = 5/6R = 2/3
Centralization
Decentralization
1/2
0
1
1
1
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mm: v mg m m w b q
y w . Hwv, qy w m mm-
m, vy v, bm m m. A
, z b m v vy m. I ,
ymm gz w v q z v m - w m myz alway m
z w v mg v y g. T m
ymm gz w m qy w
v . I gz w v
m z, g z g.
T y m gy m , gby, m b -
g m Cw Sb (98), w -
. T b g mm qbm w
mb v g y. A , v g bm
w v qb m. W mw
w v g v bm gg m gz g y m m.
O z b m v vy m
m F A. Hy (95) my m w v v
wg z mg gz. I
mgm , vw bm w Dg P.38 O g -
m Dg P w m m.
F, gm mg q g
g mg w v m. T vm-
mg v m w g
b y mm (M J Wm H. Mg 99).I wg gm v w w g v v
mm ? O y gg : v b y y
mm , wg m w z. T m
m z g vb v
mg v m m m. A g v mg
b, m z gz wg
z.
S, Dg P m z
m mm. I, wv, v m
mg m mg y b w b
mg wy q mm. O y gg
w wg gv v mg m vg, q
mm vg. A , q y b m ggg
m. D m ggg, w w -
z , v vy m. T -
m ggg bm m m, v mg mm
m y w . A , qy z v-
mm m vy .
A myg m m w-v b gy gv
gz . A w b gz
38 S, , Mgm Rb (99).
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w-v b by wg m g m m v m-
g. P m wy w b v mg
v qy , m by
v. I g, m gv v mg
v mv . I , -g mg by gvg v mg q v-
. S v mg qy , wv, m my m
gv v mg m v
w v. I , y m b
g v mg w-v b m mv mm ,
z, mv mg b g z
gz z , b g gz w -
m m. A , w j z b
m v w vy m .
T w g m m g
w my vgg bw g-z w-v b v mg. I m m yz
, v bw w-v b g
z w g, w z m y
w-v b w w. W j m w
g v, v bw w-
v b g z w g. W
w, wv, w m g g v-
mg w my m w v. I
m, , w z gz w vy b v
mg w m, z gz w yb v mg w m.
By m gz g, mg y
z m b. T , wv, w v bw
z mv m v g-v m. O ,
mz Hmm (999) , my, Rb (00), w m-
v m m w y g v v mg
w m g v mg m
b.39 T gg mv m by -
zg g w q , GM BP m, by vg
b v mg g z v. I, g
v m, , b g-w v
v by m. A m m b g w .
Appendix
W m vb m i ui by v
mg mi. T wg mm w b g A.
LEMMA A: For any ommniation eilibrim onidered in Propoition 1, Eu 3mm4 5Eu 3um 45Eu 3u45Eu 3m 45Eu 3uu450 and Eu 3m m 45Eu 3um45Eu 3u45Eu 3m45E
u 3u
u4
50.
39 S Rb (00, 065).
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PROOF:
A q w m u u qbmEui 3m i 45Eui 3ui 450.
PROOF OF PROPOSITION :W y By qbm mm gm, m
gv b y (3) () z (8) (9)
z. Nw w w b mm qbm v
qb.
F z, m 1 2 b y mm Mg . T y Mg , Hq Mg n
u, gv by
(A) Eu
3u Zu, n
452Eu
Sl
1d
c2u
21
12l
2 1d
c2u
21d
1d
c2dc
2
4,
w
(A) dc;gcn112gc2E3u Zm 1 2 4 ;
(A3) dc;12gc2n1gcE3u Zm 1 2 4 .
I y 10/0u0n2Eu 3u Zu, n4.0 10/0u2Eu 3u Zu, n4,0. T m y w Hq Mg, y n,n
,
m y Mg w bw b. Nw y
v qb w u
,u
Eu 3u Zu
, n
4$Eu 3u Zu
, n4 Eu 3u Zu, n4 .Eu 3u Zu, n4 . B Eu 3u Zu, n4 2Eu 3u Zu, n4 ,Eu 3u Zu, n4 2Eu 3u Zu, n4 , w v 10/0u0n2Eu 3u Zu, n4.0. T m gm b Mg y g gy m1 2 Mg . T, qb m-m gm z m b v qb.
F z, m1 2 m 1 2 b mm Mg Mg . Sq y m , qbm, m m
(8) (9). I n u Mg , 10/0u0n2Eu 3u Zu, n4.0 w g g.W w z qb mm gm, , qb
mb . F Mgj, aj b
32j ,j 4 , y mg mj[1aj, i2,aj, i 2 b by mj, i, mj, i b v b v uj vg mg mj, i.Centralization:I a, i Mg m b bw g mg
m, i m
, i1, Eu 3u Za, i, m , i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m, i1450.Ug Lmm A (A), w v
(A) Eu 3u Za, i,m , i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m , i145l 1gcm , i12a, i 2 1
12l
2 12g
c2m
, i11d
1g
c2
2m
, i12
1l
1g
cm
, i2a
, i 2
112l 2 12gc2m, i1d 1gc22m , i 2 .
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Sbg m, i51a, i21a, i 2/, w v Eu 3u Za, i, m , i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m , i1450 y a, i51a, i21a, i12/11bc2 , w bc (). Rgg ,w g
(A5) a, i12a, i5a, i2a, i21bca, i .
L mb m a b N. Eqbm w v mb m
w N5N, N5N1 w qbm m-
b m. Ug by a,052 a,N5 v
q (A5) gv
(A6) a, i5s11xNC 2 yNC2 Ax ic1 1ycN22y ic1 1xNc2 B or0#i#N,
w xcyc gv byxc5
1 1bc
21
"11 1 2bC
22 2 1yc5
1 1bc
2
2"11 1 2bC2 2 2 1 yxcyc5, wxc.. I y k#N,a,k5a,N2k, , v ymmy b z. W N5N,.., v mb m, a,N/50. I w my
w (A6)
(A7) a, i5s11xN1C 2 yN1C 2 1x ic2y ic2 or0#i#N .
F qbm w mb m,N5N1, ymm -
v z w Hq Mg u z. I
w my w (A6)
(A8) a, i5s11x2N111C 2 y2N111C 2 Ax ic1xcN1ycN122y ic1xcN11ycN2 B or#i#N .
T y Mg g.
Decentralization:I Mg bv u mg m, i -
bm, i Mg , y gv by
(A9) Eu
3u Zu,m
, i
452Eu
3l
1d
D2u
21
12l
2 1d
D2u
21d
1d
D2dD
2
4,
w dD d
D gv by (8) (9). I m g b Eu 3u Za, i, m , i 4 2Eu 3u Za, i,m , i1450. Mg Lmm A (A9), w v (A0)
Eu 3u Za, i,m, i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m, i14 1m , i1d21l1d 2 a, i 2 dm , i1 l 1m , i1d21l1d 2 a, i 2 5qld 112l 2 1d r
1l1d
2
1l1d
2
1l1d
2
1l1d
2
1l1d
2
1m , id21l1d 2 a, i 2 dm , i l 1m , id21l1d 2 a, i 2 2qld 112l 2 1d r . 1l1d 2 1l1d 2 1l1d 2 1l1d 2 1l1d 2
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Sbg m , i51a, i21a, i 2/ m , i151a, i1a, i12/, w v Eu 3u Za, i,m, i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m, i1450 y a, i51a, i21a, i12/1 1bD2 , w bD (). Rgg , w g
(A) a, i12a, i5a, i2a, i21bDa, i .
Ug by a,052 a,N5 v q (A)
gv
(A) a, i5s11xND 2 yND 2 AxDi 1 1yDN22yDi 1 1xDN2 B or j5, and0#i#N,
w xD yD gv byxD5
1 1bD
21
"11 1 2bD
22 2 1
yD5
1 1bD
2
2"11 1 2bD 2 2 2 1 yxDyD5, wxD.. I y k#N,a,k5a,N2k, , v ymmy b z. W N5N,.., v mb m, a,N/50. I w my
w (A)
(A3) a, i5s11xN1D 2 yN1D 2 1xDi2yDi 2 or0#i#N.
F qbm w mb mN5N1, ymm v
z w Hq Mg z. I w
my w (A)
(A) a, i5s11x2N111D 2 y2N111D 2 AxDi 1xDN1yDN122yDi 1xDN11yDN2 B or#i#N.
T y Mg g.
F P Lmm , w w m wg mm.
LEMMA A: (i) E3mjuj 45E3mj4 or j5, ; (ii) E3mj4 i tritly inreaing in te nmber ointerval Nj or j5, ; and(A5) E3mj45s2j
4s 1x3NjC 2 1 2 1xC 2 1 221xNjC 2 1 23 1x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 2
xNjC 1xC 1 1 2 2xC1xNjC 2 1 2 2t .
PROOF:
() Gv qbm g g, w v mj5E3uj 0ujH 1aj, i2, aj, i 2 4 j5, , w m
(A6) E1 3mjuj 45E3E3mjuj 0uj[1aj, i2,aj, i 2 4 45E3mjE3uj 0uj[1aj, i2,aj, i 2 4 45E3mj4 .
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() Ug (A6) w mE1mj2 w:(A7) E3mj45 1
2sjaNj
3aj,i
aj, i21
aaj,i 1 aj,i212
b2duj5 18s1
aNj
1aj, i2aj, i22 1aj, i1aj, i22
5s2j
8 1xNjC 2 yNjC 2 3aNj UA 1ycNjB3xc3 1i22 1xc12 1xc221A 1xcNjB3yc3 1i22 1yc12 12yc21A 1xcNjB3yc3 1i22 1yc12 12yc2
1A 1ycNjB A 1xcNjByci21yc22 1xc12 21 1ycNj 2 1 1xcNj 2xci21xc22 1yc12V.
Pmg mm bv g xcyc5, w g,
m gy ,
(A8) E3mj45s2j4
s 1x3NjC 2 1 2 1xC 2 1 221xNjC 2 1 2 3 1x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 21xNjC 1 1 2 2 1yC 1 1 2 1xC 1 1 2
xNjC 1xNjC 2 yNjC 2 2 t
5s2j
4s 1x3NjC 2 1 2 1xC 2 1 2 21xNjC 2 1 23 1x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 2
xNjC 1xC 1 1 22xC1xNjC 2 1 22t .
T E3mj4 y g Nj, (A9) 1p 25 p3 2 11p 2 1 2 3
1xC 2 1 2 21x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 2p1p 2 1 22
1xC 1 1 22xC
(A0) 91p 2523 p 1 11p 2 1 2 31xC 2 1 221x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 1
p 1 11p 2 1 2 31xC 1 1 2 2
xC
5p 1 11p 2 1 2 3
10x2C 1 x4C 1 1
xC1x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 .
T,9 1p 2.0 p.. SE3mj451j/21xcNj 2 , b E3mj4 yg Nj.
PROOF OF PROPOSITION :
F, w b m gy b 1m1 2 , m 1 2 , d1 2 , d 1 2 ,g
1
2, g
1
2 2 N,N S ` by
1m
`
1
2, m
`
1
2, d
`
1
2, d
`
1
2, g
`
1
2, g
`
1
2 2
By qbm mm gm, b z z. T , w y vy g g Mg
Mg b 1d` 1 2 , d` 1 2 2 . Nw, uj
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m m b v by g
m w u9j. B Nj uj
b v by g m u9j g gy -
b 1m1 2 , m 1 2 , d1 2 , d 1 2 , g1 2 , g 1 2 2 qbm Nj.T, uj by v g g 1m
`
1 2 , m`
1 2 2 b 1d` 1 2 , d` 1 2 2 . T qbm w - mb m Mg Mg w m
b by yg Lbg Dm Cvg Tm
Pl w l55c,D6.Fy, w w qbm 1m` 1 2 , m` 1 2 , d` 1 2 , d` 1 2 , g` 1 2 , g` 1 2 2 y g
qb.
Centralization:T z gv by
(A) Pc52E
3 1d
c2u
21
1d
c2u
21d
1d
c2dc
2
4.
Ug (3), (), Lmm A A(), w v , gvN,N,
(A) E3 1dc2u245s2gc12gc2Eu 1m2112gc2Eu 1m 2 ;E3 1dc2u245s112gc2Eu1m 22gc12gc2Eu 1m2;E3 1dc2dc2451gc22 1Eu 1m21Eu 1m 2 2 .
T w g w v mgEuj 1mj 2 gv by 0Pc(A3) 51 1d 2 1gc22 .
0Euj 3mj4S gc ., w v 0Pc/0Euj 3mj4 .0. Fm Lmm A(), w v Euj 3mj4
wNj Pc mb mNj
Mgj .
Decentralization:T z gv by
(A) PD52E3 1dD2u211dD2u21d 1dD2dD24 .Ug (8), (9), Lmm A A(), w v , gvN,N,
(A5) EC 1dD2u2D5 d21l 1 d 22s2d32l 1 3d1l 1 d 2 2 1l 1 2d 22Eu 3m 41
d21l 1 2d 2 2Eu 3m 4 ;
EC 1dD2u2D5 d21l 1 d 2 2s1 d2
1l 1 2d 22Eu 3m 42d32l 1 3d1l 1 d 2 2 1l 1 2d 2 2Eu 3m4 ;
EC 1dD2dD2D5 l21l 1 d 2 21s1s22ld2l 1 3d1l 1 d 22 1l 1 2d 2 2AEu 3m 41Eu 3m 4 B .
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T w g w v mgEuj 1mj2 0PD(A6) 5
l2d2
1l 1 d
22
1l 1 2d
22a6d2 1l1 ad
lbb .
0Euj
3mj
4S l., w v 0PD/0Euj 3mj4.0. Fm Lmm A(), w v Euj 1mj2 wNj PD mb m Nj Mg j
.
PROOF OF LEMMA :
Tg m m g- (A8), w b
(A7) limNjS`
1x3NjC 2 1 2 1xC 2 1 2 2
1xNjC 2 1
23
1x2C 1 xC 1 1
25
xC 2 1
x2C 1 xC 1 1;
(A8) limNjS`
xNjC 1xC 1 1 22xC1xNjC 2 1 225 0.
T
(A9) limNjS`
E3mj45s214
1xC 1 1 2 21x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 5s21
1 1 bC
3 1 4bC512sc2sj,
w sc5bc/13 1bc2 . Fy, g Lmm A(), w v (A30) E3 1uj2E3uj 0mj 4 245sj2E3mj45scsj.T y z g ( y cwD -
bv).
PROOF OF PROPOSITION 3:1 ) Fm () (), w mmy l5, bD5bc50 sc5sD50.Fm, b/
13 1b
2 y g b, w ,
wv l., bD.bc. S #l#, l1d.l1d2l.0, g
bD bcw v
(A3)bD
bC5
1l 1 d 2 1l 1 d 2d 1l 1 d 2 l2 2 ..
()By y g sc sD, w
(A3)'SC
'l5
3 12d 1 1 2d
18ld 2 d 1 3l
22
$0;
(A33)'SD
'l5
3 12ld 1 l2 1 2d2 1 2l2d 218ld 2 d 2 l 1 5l2 22 .0.
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Cmg 0sD/0l20sc/0l g l$, w v
(A3)'SD
'l2
'SC
'l5
g 1l,d 218ld 2 d 2 l 1 5l2 2 2 13l 2 d 1 8ld 2 2.0,w
(A35) g 1l, d 2 ; 3d3 1l2213ld 18l2213ld 1l2219l3d3 1l22 13l 191d10d213ld 13 15d 2 .() S 0bc/0d5l 1l22/1l1d 2.0 0bD/0d52l 1l22/1l1d2l2,0, w 0sc/0d50sc/0bc 0bc/0d.0 0sD/0d50sD/0bD 0bD/0d,0. Fy, by -
g m, w v
(A36) limdS`
bc51l22 ;(A37) lim
dS`bD51l22 ,
w m limdS`
sc5limdS`
sD.
PROOF OF PROPOSITION :
Centralization: Fm (A) (A) Lmm , w v
(A38) Pc52 1Ac1s1s2112Ac2sc1s1s2 2 .Decentralization: Fm (A) (A5) Lmm , w v
(A39) PD52 1AD 1s1s21BDsD 1s1s2 2 .PROOF OF LEMMA :
Sbg (3) () ALc cLc mg Lmm A
gv
(A0) ALc5a21 1 8d 11 1 d 2
14d 1 1
22
12sc2b 1s1s2
(A) cLc5111 1 4d 2 212sc2 1s1s2 .
Smy, bg (6) (7) ALD cLD mg Lmm
A, w b
(A) ALD5da 11l 1 d 2 22
12d2 2 l2 21l 1 d 2 2 1l 1 2d 2 212sD2b 1s1s2
(A3) cLD5l21l 1 d 2 2a2
d 12l 1 3d 21l 1 2d 2 2 12sD2 b 1s1s2 .
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Sbg (A) m (A0) w ALc2ALD q
(A)ld 12l 2 1 2 1v0 1 dv1 1 d2v2 1 d3v3 1 d4v4 2 1s21 1 s22 214d 1 1 22 13l 1 d 18l 2 1 2 2 1l 15l 2 1 2 1 d 18l 2 1 2 2 1l 1 d 2 1l 1 2d 2 ,
w v0 ; l 15l22 , v ; l 133l100l272 , v ; 129l10l100l3252 , v3 ;
17l160l232 , v ; 6153l202 . I gw vy vi.0, i5, ..., , l[3, 4 . I (A) w ALc2ALD50 d50 l5 ALc2ALD.0 w.
N, bg (A) m (A3) w cLD2cLc q
(A5)ld 12l 2 1 2 1g0 1 dg1 1 d22g 1 d33g 2 1s21 1 s22 214d 1 1 22 1l 15l 2 1 2 1 d 18l 2 1 2 2 13l 1 d 18l 2 1 2 2 1l 1 d 2 1l 1 2d 2 ,
w g0 ;
l
165l27
2, g
;l
107l
180l27
2, g
;
125l
1l
160l323
2,
g3 ; 1l132 18l22 . I gw vy gi.0, i5, , 3, l[3, 4 .I (A5) w cLD2cLc50 d50 l5, cLD2cLc.0 w.
PROOF OF PROPOSITION 5:
Ug P w v Pc2PD gv by
(A6)1s21 1 s22 2ld 12l 2 1 2 f
14d 1 1
2 13l 1 d
18l 2 1
2 2 1l
15l 2 1
21 d
18l 2 1
2 2 1l 1 d
2 1l 1 2d
2,
w
(A7) ; d3 1l22 18l2721d 15l22 123l16l2521ld 125l150l1722l 15l22 .
N m y v d[30, ` 2 l[3, 4 . T, Pc2PD d[30, `2 l[3, 4 . A, Pc2PD50 d50, l5, 50. Ll 1d 2 b v l[3, 4 w v50 d[30, `2 ; l 1d 2 Fg 6. N mdS`l
1d
257/8 l
1d
25, w d
.0.957 my by
13d
13d
133d32250. N l 1d 2 g d[3d, ` 2 .() Dg (A6) gvd1Pc2PD2 d 1s1s2
(A8) 24
3orl5,
dl 1 1d 2w gv d.0. S 1Pc2PD250 l5, m Pc2PD,0 gb l5.
() (): S l
1d
2 g d, w l5, Pc2PD,
0 d[10, d
2 Pc2PD.0 d[1d
, `2 . T , g 1Pc2PD25g l5,5 13d13d133d322 . I b ,0 d[10, d 2 .0 d[1d, ` 2 .
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