Working Misunderstandings: An Ethnography of Project Collaboration in a Multinational Corporation in India (Labor and Organization)

Working Misunderstandings: An Ethnography of Project Collaboration in a Multinational Corporation in India (Labor and Organization)
by: Frauke Mörike (Author)
Publisher: transcript publishing
Publication Date: 2021/11/27
Language: English
Print Length: 318 pages
ISBN-10: 3837658678
ISBN-13: 9783837658675
Book Description
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 the organisational result. As exemplified by project collaboration across three offices of a multinational corporation in India, Frauke Mörike explores how misunderstandings shape the organisational system and why they prove not only necessary but even productive for organisational functioning. In doing so, she offers new ways to think about collaboration and establishes `misunderstanding' as a key factor of insight for the field of organisational research.
About the Author
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 the organisational result. As exemplified by project collaboration across three offices of a multinational corporation in India, Frauke Mörike explores how misunderstandings shape the organisational system and why they prove not only necessary but even productive for organisational functioning. In doing so, she offers new ways to think about collaboration and establishes `misunderstanding' as a key factor of insight for the field of organisational research. Read more