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.
