Study: Personal Web use isn’t all bad
July 11, 2008 by Sam NarisiPosted in: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
While there’s a lot of debate about employees wasting time online, a new study has something interesting to say: Personal surfing is helpful.
That’s the word from a recent study conducted by R. Kelly Garrett, a professor at Ohio State University. The nuts and bolts of the study:
- “Everyone” uses the Web at work for personal reasons — from entry-level workers to senior managers.
- People surf at work to get valuable balancing their jobs other responsibilities.
- Taking quick breaks periodically to get personal stuff done helps employees focus more on job-related tasks.
- Installing filters to block some Web sites might backfire by lowering job satisfaction, and therefore, productivity.
Tags: employees, managers, surfing, wasting time, Web filters, Web use
