Knowledge is central to managing an organization, but its presence in employees is difficult to measure directly. We … hypothesize that external communication patterns reveal the location of knowledge within the management team. Using a large … have a lower industry-adjusted Tobin's Q. Communication thus appears to reveal knowledge …

motivating people is communication. The condition for functioning of the organization and achieving the individual goals of … employees as well as those of the organization a good communication between managers and employees. The bearers of good … research on the impact of communication on development of employees' motivation in the organization, to examine the existing …

Why do innovative organizations often reallocate authority? I propose a simple theory in which innovation with new … communicated strategically to headquarters. The organization has an advantage in coordinating technologies across divisions and can … only commit to an ex-ante allocation of authority. I show that a reallocation of authority (i.e., delegation followed by …

This paper deals with information acquisition and communication in networked organizations. Agents receive private … condition that ensures truthful communication. Since the degree of substitution between information acquired and obtained … through personal contacts depends on the truthfulness of communication, information acquisition efforts may not be monotonic …

difficult coordination problems. We develop a model and run simulations to analyze how costly communication affects team … coordination and output efficiency. We show that absent any organizational routines to structure team communication the least … several communication routines that improve team coordination and organizational efficiency. Our model and simulation results …

over necessary resources - often in the face of competition. Knowledge contributes to that strategic power. Without … vigilance to maintain its currency and accuracy, the value of knowledge depreciates as circumstances change over time. Karl … considering the roles and importance of time in constructing knowledge and using it to maintain strategic power. Following Popper …