When members of an organization share communication codes, coordination across subunits is easier. But if groups … order to create shared communication codes? What kinds of design interventions in communication structures and systems are … effect of three factors: transparency of communication (versus privacy), role differentiation, and the subjects' social …

size of the language endogenously emerges as a function of the costs of communication. Specifically, we find that higher … communication costs are associated a smaller language. Although the equilibrium predictions do not perform well, this divergence … an experiment designed to capture this feature of communication. The messages available to the sender imperfectly …

needed, this involves lower adjustment costs than any alternative game form. The price list game form is better when the list … infrequently. An empirical test supports the theory …

communication structure in a mechanism and the ability of the principal to screen the agents not only on the basis of their … preferences over the outcomes, but also on the basis of their communication abilities. A number of interesting implications for …