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Gomes, O. (2006). Convergence towards Communication Equilibrium Point. The ICFAI Journal of Management Research. 5 (2), 7-22
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O. M. Gomes,  "Convergence towards Communication Equilibrium Point", in The ICFAI Journal of Management Research, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 7-22, 2006
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@article{gomes2006_1715947488696,
	author = "Gomes, O.",
	title = "Convergence towards Communication Equilibrium Point",
	journal = "The ICFAI Journal of Management Research",
	year = "2006",
	volume = "5",
	number = "2",
	pages = "7-22"
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Convergence towards Communication Equilibrium Point
T2  - The ICFAI Journal of Management Research
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
AU  - Gomes, O.
PY  - 2006
SP  - 7-22
SN  - 0972-5342
AB  - Firms invest in communication to create common languages or codes that the members of the organization must share, in order to develop an organizational culture directed towards attaining the maximum potential for the generation of income. Therefore, the managers of a firm face a trade-off between spending resources to stimulate such a culture, and using these resources to accumulate inputs such as physical and human capital. The article analyzes this trade-off by assuming a dynamic scenario. Under an inter-temporal set-up, a long-term equilibrium point can be achieved, which describes the moment that is no longer worthwhile to continue to invest in organizational capital, since the gains in terms of language sharing cease after this point: The investment costs exceed the marginal productivity gains resulting from increased understanding. The steady state result is analyzed and the convergence conditions are derived here. The model also includes the possibility of an external changing environment that forces a firm to revise its concept of culture. 
ER  -