Behavioral Aspects of Communication in Organizations

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This paper reviews experimental studies that investigate the effects of communication on be-havior in organizational settings. Two main classes of studies are identified: (a) studies on coordination and competition, which include experimental research that tests whether com-munication can help to overcome coordination failure within organizations, and (b) studies that analyze the role of communication in alleviating problems arising from information asym-metries at the workplace. The evidence from these studies indicates that communication is suited to improve efficient coordination within firms and to mitigate information problems in employer-employee relationships. In addition, studies are presented that focus on the interac- tion between communication and monetary incentive schemes in companies.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 8140

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Design of Experiments: General ; Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design ; Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness ; Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
• Subject: communication ; organization ; experiment ; behavior

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Casoria, Fortuna ; Riedl, Arno ; Werner, Peter
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/216536
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET