E-mail overload in the UK workplace

Aslib Proceedings

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 166-180

  Ingham, Jenni ^a  

^a New Bridge Street Consultants ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic mail; Problem identification; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNET; SECURITY OF DATA;

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION; MESSAGE MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ELECTRONIC MAIL;

EID: 0037937505     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530310472651     Document Type: Article

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