at local levels. I show that organizations solve this communication problem by combining performance measures in such a … to evaluate the practical importance of the communication role of measurement systems. …

, that we label {\it unverifiable communication}. Employees are able to collude with external parties selling ``knowledge … communication costs are the key strategic variables used by the firm to induce frictions in collusive markets. Unverifiable … communication introduces severe allocative distortions, both at internal product development and at intended sale of information …

information about other agents in order to meet potential trading partners, which requires some communication or interaction …