Working Misunderstandings
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چکیده
Misunderstandings are often perceived as something to be avoided yet delineate an integrative part of everyday work. This book addresses the role that misunderstandings play in collaborative work and, above all, their effects on organisational result. As exemplified by project collaboration across three offices a multinational corporation India, Frauke Mörike explores how shape system and why they prove not only necessary but even productive for functioning. In doing so, she offers new ways think about establishes `misunderstanding' key factor insight field research.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Arbeit und Organisation
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2702-7910', '2703-0326']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839458679