E‐mail infatuation

Lee Parker

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2009, vol. 22, issue 4, 663-664

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present a satirical critique on the dominant role of e‐mail communications in business and professional life. Design/methodology/approach - Poetic exposition. Findings - Takes the reader through a declining list of positive e‐mail attributes which metamorphose into increasingly dysfunctional attributes and personally stressful experiences. Highlights the addictive appeal and tensions in e‐mail usage. Research limitations/implications - Raising awareness and pointing to issues regarding the commonly experienced advantages and disadvantages of the electronic business age. Originality/value - Opens up the dysfunctional personal and working consequences of e‐mail communications in the world of work.

Keywords: Electronic mail; Communication technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1108/09513570910955489

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