Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Casoria, Fortuna 
Author-Name: Riedl, Arno
Author-workplace-name: RS: GSBE Theme Human Decisions and Policy Design, Microeconomics & Public Economics
Author-Name: Werner, Peter
Author-workplace-name: RS: GSBE Theme Human Decisions and Policy Design, Microeconomics & Public Economics
Title: Behavioral aspects of communication in organizations
Abstract: This paper reviews experimental studies that investigate the effects of communication on behavior in organizational settings. Two main classes of studies are identified: (a) studies on coordination and competition, which include experimental research that tests whether communication can help to overcome coordination failure within organizations, and (b) studies that analyze the role of communication in alleviating problems arising from information asymmetries 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 interaction between communication and monetary incentive schemes in companies.
Classification-JEL: c90,d82,d83,j53
Series: GSBE Research Memoranda
Creation-Date: 20200319
Number: 010
File-URL: https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ws/files/46837162/RM20010.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 576561
Handle: Repec:unm:umagsb:2020010
DOI: 10.26481/umagsb.2020010