Gayle Porter, an associate professor of management at the Rutgers-Camden School of Business, says the “fast and relentless pace of technology-enhanced work environments creates a source of stimulation that may become addictive.”
The school’s research hints that companies may be setting themselves up for legal liability:
“If people work longer hours for personal enrichment, they assume the risk,” Porter notes. “But if an employer manipulates an individual’s propensity toward ‘workaholism’ or technology addiction for the employer’s benefit, the legal perspective shifts. When professional advancement, or even survival, seems to depend on 24/7 connectivity, it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between choice and manipulation.”
Via Drudge
