Some experts use violations of H. Paul Grice’s four maxims that help explain verbal humor. The mutual vulnerability theory of ...

Miscommunication can cost companies millions of dollars per year. A survey of 400 companies cited an average loss per company of $62.4 million a year due to communication blunders. These errors can ...

As an entrepreneur, you're probably an optimist – someone who sees a glass as half-full, not as half-empty -- but with plenty of room for improvement. Even so, the results of a major report on ...

Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says. Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital incidents that put patients' ...

Email is a convenient channel for office communication, but its easy availability and frequent use make miscommunication nearly unavoidable. Even the most carefully crafted and well-intentioned ...