Organizational norms and social cues, not communication overload, are the strongest predictors of whether individuals use their laptops or smart phones to electronically multitask during a meeting, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
The report "The Social Influences on Electronic Multitasking in Organizational Meetings," by Keri Stephens, assistant professor of communication studies [...]
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