 Individual differences in dealing with overflowGrzegorz Król European Management Journal, 2017, vol. 35, issue 6, 794-802 Abstract: Understanding factors limiting the effectiveness of multitasking and increasing the risks of experiencing overflow by individuals engaged in multitasking are important challenges for management sciences and may help with the reduction of psychosomatic costs incurred by employees. The analyses presented in this paper focus on reactivity and multitasking as risk factors for overflow, and on individual differences in dealing with overflow, resulting from an interaction of reactivity and point or interval activity styles. Activity style may be either congruent or incongruent with the temperament. Undertaking activities in accordance with temperament is psychologically rewarding, but undertaking activities mismatched with the temperament, if they are consistent with the expectations of important others, may also be equally beneficial. Individuals with low-energy resources, who engage in multitasking, must deal with a mismatch of the activity style and the capabilities of the body—often resulting in an overflow. Keywords: Overflow; Activity styles; Multitasking; Polychronicity; Temperament; Individual differences (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:eurman:v:35:y:2017:i:6:p:794-802 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2017.07.003 Access Statistics for this article European Management Journal is currently edited by Michael Haenlein More articles in European Management Journal from Elsevier |
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