Personal use of work computers: Distraction versus destruction

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 730-741

  Mastrangelo, Paul M ^a   Everton, Wendi ^b   Jolton, Jeffery A ^c  

^a Genesee Survey Services   (United States)

^b EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kenexa Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; E-MAIL; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RECREATION; WORKPLACE; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; COMPUTER SECURITY; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LEISURE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNET; JOB SATISFACTION; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33847745096     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.730     Document Type: Conference Paper

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