Work Interrupted: A Closer Look at the Role of Interruptions in Organizational Life

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Academy of Management Review

• Publication date

  2003-07-01

• Fields of study

  Business, Psychology

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  DOI 10.5465/AMR.2003.10196791
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