Do interruptions affect quality of work?

Human Factors

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1262-1271

  Foroughi, Cyrus K ^a   Werner, Nicole E ^a   Nelson, Erik T ^a   Boehm Davis, Deborah A ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

creative tasks; essays; memory for goals; performance

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS;

CREATIVE TASKS; CREATIVE WRITINGS; DAILY LIVES; ESSAYS; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF WORK; RESEARCH NEEDS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921029858     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720814531786     Document Type: Article

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