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The consequences of endogenizing information for herd behavior
Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - 2003
In models of sequential decision making herd behaviour occurs if the signals smart(dumb) agents receive are (un)correlated and if agents have reputational concerns. We show thatintroducing costly effort to become informed about project payoffs (i) eliminates herdbehaviour and (ii) shifts...
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The consequences of endogenizing information for herd behavior
Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001791884
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The Consequences of Endogenizing Information for Herd Behavior
Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - 2003
In models of sequential decision making herd behaviour occurs if the signals smart (dumb) agents receive are (un)correlated and if agents have reputational concerns. We show that introducing costly effort to become informed about project payoffs (i) eliminates herd behaviour and (ii) shifts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014031097
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Need to know? : on information systems in firms
Bijkerk, Suzanne; Delfgaauw, Josse; Karamychev, Vladimir A. - 2018 - This version: November 14, 2018
In the context of firm decision-making, several motives for acquiring and conveying information exist. Information … acquire and communicate information. We employ a cheap-talk model with information acquisition and communication by a firm … incentive to overstate this value to persuade or impress external parties. We show that information acquisition and …
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Adoption subsidy versus technology standards under asymmetric information
Ossokina, Ioulia V.; Swank, Otto H. - In: De economist : Netherlands economic review ; quarterly … 156 (2008) 3, pp. 241-267
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Why are residents reluctant to consult attending physicians?
Swank, Otto H. - 2009
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Confidence management : on interpersonal comparisons in teams
Crutzen, Benoît S. Y.; Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - 2007
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Why are junior doctors reluctant to consult attending physicians?
Swank, Otto H. - In: Journal of health economics 29 (2010) 2, pp. 317-324
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On the role of pre-determined rules for HRM policies
Dominguez-Martinez, Silvia; Swank, Otto H. - 2011
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Confidence management : on interpersonal comparisons in teams
Crutzen, Benoît; Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - 2007
Organization differ in the degree to which they differentiate employees by ability. We analyse how the effect of differentiation on employee morale may explain this variation. By comparing employees using ordinary talk, a manager boosts the self-image of some, but hurts that of others. Whether...
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