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We study the effects of communication in an experimental tournament between teams. When teams, rather than individuals … communication in such situations may have ambiguous effects on effort choices. Communication within teams may promote higher efforts … by mitigating the internal free-rider problem. Communication between competing teams may lead to collusion, thereby …
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Trust is acknowledged as a central tenet of business relationships. Yet for all the attention it receives, rarely has trust been investigated in the Chinese business setting. This paper uses an emic approach to unearth some within-culture ‘truths’ about Chinese notions of trust in business...
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Recent experimental research has shown that when rating systems are available, buyers are more generous in accepting unfair offers made by sellers. It has also shown that sellers make fairer decisions when they are rated, while some studies show that they are little affected by the rating...
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apologies, to encourage trust re-extension. We used a pair of trust games with one-way communication and an emotion survey to …
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This article investigates the role emotions play in economic decisions. In a computer based experiment our participants were the consumers of a fictitious service bearing resemblance to that offered by mobile phone operators. In each of 17 rounds a participant had to choose between retaining the...
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Individuals vary in their willingness to take financial risks. Here we show that variants of two genes that regulate dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission and have been previously linked to emotional behavior, anxiety and addiction (5-HTTLPR and DRD4) are significant determinants of risk...
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Contemporary managerial processes are focused on communication and negotiation, where efficiency acquires an essential … organizations, regions and national economies. This paper illustrates cybernetic communication’s theories based on information (with … and models of communication, the kind of form, and expression relationship human communication intends to achieve, the …
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preferred equilibrium. Two-way non-binding pre-play communication among the buyers lowers the power of exclusive contracts and … induces more generous contract terms from the seller. When discrimination and communication are possible, the exclusion rate …
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Communication via mobile telephones is widespread in East Asian metropolis such as Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo. In the last … of several latent factors in different environments, namely dependency on mobile telephone communication, perception of …
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utility perception and consumption behaviours on the demand side and a strong vocation to invest in communication and public … art galleries - and to a modern and consistent approach to communication instruments evaluation for key competitors like …
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