Effects of e-mail addiction and interruptions on employees

Journal of Systems and Information Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-94

  Marulanda Carter, Laura ^a   Jackson, Thomas W ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; e mail addiction; e mail handing; e mail recovery time; Electronic mail; Employees behaviour; Managing e mail communications; Task interruption; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861416806     PISSN: 13287265     EISSN: 17588847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13287261211221146     Document Type: Article

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