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Open internet access is a productivity killer in the workplace

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CONTESTED

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While open internet access enables distractions and cyberloafing that can detract from workplace focus, research indicates that the impact on overall productivity is nuanced, with some studies showing minimal direct performance loss or even potential boosts to innovation.

Evidence for · 2

Predictors of Use of Social Network Sites at Work - A Specific Type of Cyberloafing

2014 · cited by 215

Library research shows that unrestrictive internet access in the workplace directly facilitates cyberloafing and personal social network site usage during working hours.

Evidence against · 2

Are Cyberloafers Also Innovators?: A Study on the Relationship between Cyberloafing and Innovative Work Behavior

2016 · cited by 52

Empirical findings suggest that personal internet usage at work, or cyberloafing, can sometimes have weak positive effects on innovative work behavior rather than purely destroying output.

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Distraction: an assessment of smartphone usage in health care work settings

2012 · cited by 197

Studies on workplace distractions confirm that unrestricted digital tools and smartphone access in professional environments can lead to significant abuse and overuse, undermining core activities.

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The Relationship Between Cyberloafing and Task Performance and an Examination of the Theory of Planned Behavior as a Model of Cyberloafing

2012 · cited by 50

Organizational research indicates that personal internet use at work may not have a strong negative influence on overall task performance unless it is done excessively for long durations.

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