Interruptions and Multitasking: Advantages and Disadvantages for Creativity at Work

Pages: 103 - 127
Published: Jan 1, 2018
Abstract
Our goal with this chapter is to theorize and systematically review the evidence about how interruptions of different types: intrusions, breaks, IT interruptions, distractions, and multitasking may influence creativity. We first identify the cognitive and affective mechanisms through which certain job designs, in particular interruptions and multitasking, may influence creativity and the creative process—first, through the provision or depletion...
Paper Details
Title
Interruptions and Multitasking: Advantages and Disadvantages for Creativity at Work
Published Date
Jan 1, 2018
Pages
103 - 127
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