This paper seeks to present whether, and if so how, communication via websites can enhance or obstruct the link between … strategy and performance. In doing so, we develop two forms of communication: fit and distraction. Fit refers to the congruence … between external communication and strategy, while distraction implies the external communication of an alternative strategy …

This paper investigates how different message structures impact communication strategy as well as sender and receiver … behavior. Specifically, we focus on comparing communication games with messages stating an intention versus a request. Our …

how communication mitigates this free-riding problem in an investment-timing game. In our baseline investment-timing game …. If more investors invest at the same time, they share the costs. In the communication treatment, subjects can freely … communicate before choosing the investment time. We find that in groups of two players, communication increases cooperation and …

other hand the decision makers rely too much on the received information. Moreover, communication as well as payoffs … communication is less biased. In all treatments, however, the messages are more precise than theoretically predicted. …

information acquisition and costless communication. When the agency problem concerning information acquisition is sufficiently … ; Contract ; Communication ; Cheap talk ; Information acquisition …