recipients attach to communication opportunities (experiment 2). The first experiment shows that the effect of communication on …

shown for face-toface decision making, which has ceased to be the prevalent form of communication in many IT …-based organizations. To test the robustness of higher group rationality under conditions of virtual communication, we conduct a social … learning experiment. We find that virtual communication leads to a substantial deterioration of group rationality for a …

deciding as a group member. We observe a strong dishonesty shift. This shift is mainly driven by communication within groups …

deciding as a group member. We observe a strong dishonesty shift. This shift is mainly driven by communication within groups …

-known commitment problem by introducing communication. Allowing the upstream firm to chat privately with each downstream firm reduces … total offered quantity from near the Cournot level (observed in the absence of communication) halfway toward the monopoly … bargaining advantage from open communication that all of the gains from monopolizing the market accrue to them. A simple …

We study how upward communication - from workers to managers - about individual efforts affects the effectiveness of …