We investigate experimentally the effects of information about native/immigrant identity, and the ability to communicate a self-chosen personal characteristic towards the rival on conflict behavior. In a two-player individual contest with British and Immigrant subjects in the UK we find that...

The world has gone digital and instant messaging is the order of the day. Traditional modes of communication via letters and posts have been rendered redundant by the introduction of electronic messaging. Meddlesome interlopers no longer need to have access to a message's physical copy to access...

The book contains some of the works of the national conference "Communication and organizational behavior" organized by the Polytechnic University of Bucharest on March 25, 2010 at the Department of Teaching Staff Training and Socio-Human Sciences

The article is devoted to the role of the Russian language in the professional communication of an international economist. Economic activity is one of the main reasons for foreigners to learn Russian. Despite the difficult geopolitical situation, the Russian market continues to be a promising...

One-way communication between an informed sender and an uninformed receiver involves two fundamental processes: a process of encoding – whereby the sender maps states of the world into arbitrary signals – and a process of decoding – whereby the receiver makes inferences about the state of...

The aim of this paper was to investigate experts' perceptions on communication in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism crises, including challenges and good practices. This is pursued by means of a qualitative online questionnaire aimed at international crisis...

We focus on communication among hiring team members and document the existence of discrimination in the disclosure of information about candidates. In particular, we conduct an online experiment with a nationally representative sample of Czech individuals who act as human resource assistants and...

We use a laboratory experiment with a focus on communication frequency and content to explore social learning. The experiment varied group composition by ability and included a randomized information treatment. We examine how information about own and peers' abilities affects communication...

In 2016, the US elections and Brexit changed the perception and understanding of how social media platforms could influence political outcomes. This has been complemented by the advancement in automation and data processing. This paper studies the influence of bots on online information...

One-way communication between an informed sender and an uninformed receiver involves two fundamental processes: a process of encoding - whereby the sender maps states of the world or concepts into arbitrary signals - and a process of decoding - whereby the receiver makes inferences about the...

This article expands Stefan Eich's analysis of Locke's and Keynes' conceptions of money by bringing into the picture the valorisation of communicative action. It then applies this insight to the communicative activities of contemporary central banks

Purpose - Research has supported both feedback's variable effects on performance and the effect of attributions on subsequent behavior. Managers' attributions for subordinates' performance affect how they react to those subordinates and the feedback they give, and subordinates' own attributions...

Metaphors and storytelling are important communication tools that play a significant role in leadership and organizational life. Leaders have used metaphors and storytelling to enhance their written and verbal communication from ancient times, since Aristotle, to the modern age. In the present...

This paper examines the visual dimension of climate activism by exploring how Fridays for Future Germany (FFFG) uses visual imagery to convey the politics of climate change to wider audiences. The author argues that FFFG is an ideal-type form of visual activism in which visual imagery is central...

Pledges feature in international climate cooperation since the 2015 Paris Agreement. We explore how differences in pledgers' trustworthiness affect outcomes in a social dilemma that parallels climate change. In an online experiment, two participants interact with a randomly matched third player...

We modify the Acquiring-a-Company game to study lying in ultimatum bargaining. Privately informed sellers send messages about the alleged value of their company to potential buyers. Via random information leaks, buyers can learn the true value before proposing a price which the seller finally...

Examining the contractual disclosures during the sale of private-label residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) before the 2008 financial crisis, we find that textual contents in the risk-factor section predict subsequent losses and yet were not reflected in pricing. Insurance companies,...

India has a rich scientific heritage. Scientific research in astronomy, medicine, mathematics, and material science has been carried out since ancient times. India is advancing technologically, and the need to disseminate scientific information to the non-scientific community is growing rapidly...

We use a modified die-rolling experiment to study whether negative externality affects a group's decisions about whether to cheat. Our results show that group members are less likely to lie when faced with a passive out-group player only if two members of the group share an unequal payment for...

Das UFOPLAN-Vorhaben „Den ökologischen Wandel gestalten – Umsetzung und Fortschreibung des Integrierten Umweltprogramms 2030“ (FKZ 3717 11 101 1) zielte darauf ab, die Transformation in Richtung Nachhaltigkeit gemäß des Integrierten Umweltprogramms 2030 voranzubringen und die...

We develop a theory of conversations. Two agents with different interests take turns choosing the topic of the conversation. Talking about a single topic allows them to delve deeper, making the conversation more informative (or enjoyable). To capture this dynamic, we assume that the marginal...

This paper studies the causal impact of social ties and network structure on helping behavior in organizations. We introduce and experimentally study a game called the 'helping game,' where individuals unilaterally decide whether to incur a cost to help other team members when helping is a...

We investigate experimentally the effects of information about native/immigrant identity, and the ability to communicate a self-chosen personal characteristic towards the rival on conflict behavior. In a two-player individual contest with British and Immigrant subjects in the UK we find that...

We analyze how the gender composition of teams affects team interactions. In an online experiment, we randomly assign individuals to gender-homogenous or gender-mixed teams. Teams meet in an audio chat room and jointly work on a gender-neutral team task. By design, effects on team performance...

This paper studies the impact of different types and styles of Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) communication on asset prices (stock prices, gilt yields and interest rate futures) from 1999-2023. We extend MPC communication to include MPC speeches and find MPC speeches to be an...

Sound information communication is an important guarantee of financial development. In this study, the impact of information communication on financial development is analyzed using panel data on Chinese cities. The instrumental variable method is adopted to deal with endogeneity between...

We study the impact of pre-contractual communication on market outcomes when economic relationships are subject to hidden action. Our experiment is framed in a credit market context and borrowers (second movers) can communicate with lenders (first movers) prior to entering the credit...

Human capital is considered the most important resource in any organization. However, most companies are concerned with external customer satisfaction, without devoting much attention to the satisfaction of their employees. Indisputably, employee satisfaction is fundamental and determines the...