Simultaneity, Sequentiality, and Speed: Organizational Messages about Multiple-Task Completion

Autor/inn/en	Stephens, Keri K.; Cho, Jaehee K.; Ballard, Dawna I.
Titel	Simultaneity, Sequentiality, and Speed: Organizational Messages about Multiple-Task Completion
Quelle	In: Human Communication Research, 38 (2012) 1, S.23-47 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-3989
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-2958.2011.01420.x
Schlagwörter	Focus Groups; Organizational Communication; Work Environment; Organizational Culture; Behavior Standards; Time Perspective; Pacing; Industrial Psychology; Quality of Working Life; Organizational Climate + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmilieu; Unternehmenskultur; Zeitbezug; Lerntempo; Betriebspsychologie; Industriepsychologie; Arbeitsqualität; Organisationsklima
Abstract	Workplace norms for task completion increasingly value speed and the ability to accomplish multiple tasks at once. This study situates this popularized issue of multitasking within the context of chronemics scholarship by addressing related issues of simultaneity, sequentiality, and speed. Ultimately, we consider 2 multiple-task completion strategies discussed in the literature on polychronic behavior, dovetailing (or sequentially accomplishing tasks) and simultaneously accomplishing tasks. Focus group and experimental findings support the existence of both simultaneous and sequential multitasking styles. Additionally, each is linked to varying perceptions of work pace, workload, and availability outside of work hours. The developed measurement scale offers a communication-focused theoretical contribution to multitasking concepts. Implications for these findings and future directions are also discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10