Behavioral Aspects of Communication in Organizations

Fortuna Casoria, Arno Riedl and Peter Werner ()
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Peter Werner: Maastricht University

No 13005, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

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.

Keywords: communication; organization; experiment; behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C90 D82 D83 J53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2020-02
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-exp, nep-hrm and nep-lab
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Working Paper: Behavioral Aspects of Communication in Organizations (2020)
Working Paper: Behavioral Aspects of Communication in Organizations (2020)
Working Paper: Behavioral aspects of communication in organizations (2020)
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