According to a study by Siemens Enterprise Communications, a business with 100 employees spends
an average of 17 hours a week clarifying communication.
This translates to an annual cost of $528,443 (even higher for larger companies).
This translates to an annual cost of $528,443 (even higher for larger companies).
Where there are communication barriers, due to people misunderstanding information, there are also productivity losses. The same study found that the cumulative cost per worker per year is $26,041 just from communication barriers alone.