期刊
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
卷 55, 期 1, 页码 135-145出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2012.12.035
关键词
Interruption; Instant messaging; Perceived task complexity; Task performance; Perceived workload; Hierarchy
Instant messenger technologies have become a common place for collaborative work and group decision support. Managers need to understand the potential impact of using IM in an organization. This paper contributes to the literature on instant messaging and primary task performance by theorizing and empirically testing how the interruption frequency of IM could intertwine with the social characteristics of IM communication and jointly influence user task performance and perceived workload. Using experimental design, we found that the effect of interruption on primary task completion time is dependent upon the hierarchical level of the message sender. Interruptions from a supervisor were found to reduce primary task completion time whereas interruptions from a peer increased primary task completion time. On the other hand, interruptions from a supervisor aggravated the negative impact of interruptions on task quality. Thus, it may be important for members and leaders of group decision teams to be more careful in the use of instant messaging with their peers and subordinates. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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