Should principals explain and justify their evaluations? Suppose the principal's evaluation is private information, but she can provide justification by sending a costly cheap-talk message. If she does not provide justification, her message space is restricted, but the message is costless. I...

Unsere Studie stellt aus Sicht der kommunikativen Konstitution von Organisation theoretische Überlegungen zur Nutzung sozialer Medien in Stakeholderkonversationen an. Wir diskutieren vier Strategien, die Firmen einsetzen können: Broadcast, Information, Reaktion und Engagement. Wir illustrieren...

Consider managers evaluating their employees' performances. Should managers justify their subjective evaluations? Suppose a manager's evaluation is private information. Justifying her evaluation is costly but limits the principal's scope for distorting her evaluation of the employee. I show that...