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    Emails: The Story of a Love/Hate Working Relationship

    Emails: The Story of a Love/Hate Working Relationship

    What does your email inbox look like? Dr. Shamel Addas explores how emails can trigger mindless and mindful work processes.

    Interviewee Name: 
    Dr. Shamel Addas
    Topic: 
    Emails: The Story of a Love/Hate Working Relationship
    Podcast: 
    Blind Date with Knowledge, Season 2, Episode 01
    Interviewed by: 
    Barry Kaplan
    Air date on CFRC: 
    September 19, 2018
    Episode length: 
    16:51
    Academic areas: 

    Dr. Shamel Addas joined the Smith School of Business in 2016 as Assistant Professor of Information Systems (IS). Prior to that, he was an Assistant Professor of IS at IESEG School of Management in France. Dr. Addas' research centers on the intended and unintended impact of IS on organizational work. His current research interests include: communication technology interruptions, the dark side of IS, and health information technologies. His research has been published in leading journals such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, and others. In this episode, Dr. Addas discusses his research on email interruptions during the workday as part of a bombarding “love/hate” relationship with email. He is researching the impact of these interruptions on work performance and identifying mechanisms responsible for those effects. Dr. Addas also explores how emails can trigger mindless and mindful work processes.

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    Emails: The Story of a Love/Hate Working Relationship

    Season 2: Episode 01