conduits for reputation flows seems to be more strategic than the use of unmediated communication in that it is highly … it involves direct communication between the personnel of two firms. Alternatively, this information flow may be …

informal communication within a group or network of firms; others have concentrated on the role of a formal organization that … membership in a formal organization, a business association, contributes to inter-firm communication about disputes with trade … level of pre-existing inter-firm communication. Notably, we find that the marginal value of business associations can be …

's action to the state, but this control is incomplete. States not covered by a contract induce a communication game. Close …We consider the trade-off between imperfect control and communication in organizations. A principal anticipates … number of actions that can be induced through communication. Optimal contracts that do not cover all states both substitute …