Signaling in Retrospect and the Informational Structure of Markets

By M. Spence. 2002

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Finance

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Signaling Corporate Strategy in IPO Communication (2008, background): “Scholars suggest that frequently communicated signals are likely to capture the audience’s attention (Riley, 1975; Spence, 1974, 2002).”
Do cross-border mergers and acquisitions increase short-term market performance? The case of Chinese firms (2017, background): “Signalling theory is based on the assumption that information is not equally available to all parties at the same time and the theory is fundamentally concerned with reducing information asymmetry between different parties (Spence, 2002).”
Trademarks and Venture Capital Valuation (2014, neutral): “Signals can be sent intentionally or without the parties’ actually awareness (Janney and Folta, 2003; Spence, 2002).”
Mutual Gains? Health‐Related HRM, Collective Well‐Being and Organizational Performance (2019, background): “…which states that information asymmetry between parties is reduced when one party (the sender) communicates signals to another party (the receiver) conveying information about the underlying qualities of the sender in terms of the ability to fulfil the needs of the receiver (Spence, 1973, 2002).”
Exploring athlete brand image development on social media: the role of signalling through source credibility (2020, background): “Thus, understanding signalling theory is useful for reducing perceptions of information asymmetry between a sender and receiver (Connelly et al., 2011; Spence, 2002).”
Signaling the Strategic Value of Knowledge (2004, background): “These examples are not meant to be an exhaustive list of possible signals, but rather represent a selection of those we found most prominent in the extant research (e.g.,Riley, 2001; Spence, 2002).”
Corporate environmental responsibility, employer reputation and employee commitment: an empirical study in developed and emerging economies (2014, background): “Signaling theory deals with reducing information asymmetry between two parties (Spence 1973, 2002).”
The Stock Market Reaction to the Hiring of Management Consultants: A Signalling Theory Approach (2011, neutral): “Signals are a form of credible communication that transmits information from sellers to buyers (Spence, 2002).”