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- Title
Freedom to surf: the positive effects of workplace Internet leisure browsing.
- Authors
Coker, Brent L.S.
- Abstract
It is commonly believed that for workers to browse the Internet for personal reasons during work hours is non-productive. Contesting this belief, this study documents positive effects of workplace Internet leisure browsing (WILB) on employee productivity. It is argued that WILB is an unobtrusive interruption which enables restoration of mental capacity and fosters feelings of autonomy.
- Subjects
PERSONAL Internet use in the workplace; LABOR productivity; EMPLOYEE attitudes; ATTITUDES toward work; AUTONOMY (Psychology)
- Publication
New Technology, Work & Employment, 2011, Vol 26, Issue 3, p238
- ISSN
0268-1072
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-005X.2011.00272.x