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Email Overload: Framing the Concept and Solving the Problem – A Literature Review

Email Overload: Framing the Concept and Solving the Problem – A Literature Review
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Author(s): Ana Lúcia Terra (Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 24
Source title: Information and Communication Overload in the Digital Age
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rui Pedro Figueiredo Marques (University of Aveiro, Portugal)and Joao Carlos Lopes Batista (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2061-0.ch002

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Abstract

In this chapter email overload is presented as a component of information overload and some of its causes and consequences are identified. Furthermore, an analysis on the skills required to deal with information overload is made. Then, a critical literature review about the concept of email overload is realized, stressing aspects such as the amount of messages, personal characteristics and skills or technological issues. Solutions for this organizational problem are presented based on relevant case studies from the literature review. Key components to consider in email overload management are also identified, including information management techniques and technological options, training, time management and information behavior (individual and organizational).

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