The relationship between monochronicity, polychronicity and individual characteristics

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-198

  Goonetilleke, Ravindra S ^a   Luximon, Yan ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; Individual differences; Multitasking; Polychronicity; Time use

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE ABILITY; COGNITIVE STYLES; CONSTRAINED CONDITIONS; CONTROL ROOMS; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INFORMATION EXPLOSION; MONOCHRONICITY; POLYCHRONICITY; PRIMARY TASK; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TIME USE; TOTAL PERFORMANCE;

MULTITASKING;

EID: 77951050603     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290903222697     Document Type: Article

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