Importance

Emmet, Dorothy

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“…(Emmet, 1946, p. 316) As this is being written, it has been over 70 years since Emmet (1946) made the above comment. In the intervening years there has, however, been little discussion in the literature on the meaning of importance so we rely heavily on Emmet's (1946) pivotal work in the area in our review.…”

Section: Importancementioning

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“…According to Emmet (1946), people use the term "important" in two ways: in a relativist sense and an absolutist sense. The relativist sense of importance determines the importance of something in relation to something else (i.e., a means/end relationship).…”

Section: Importancementioning

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“…The absolutist sense of important, on the other hand, focuses on whether the goal itself is important (Emmet, 1946). So, in the above example, the absolutist sense would look at whether staying dry is important.…”

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“…While there is no doubt some shared commonalities in terms of what is considered important, especially for those who share a common value system because of having a similar upbringing (e.g., those with a shared culture, religion, ethical upbringing, etc. ), as Emmet (1946) points out, any evaluation system of importance can, and likely will, be challenged. Cooper (1968) refers to theories which allow us to rank our activities in terms of importance as "monolithic" theories because they try to cram all decision criteria under one umbrella of what is "truly" important.…”

Section: Importancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The point that Cooper (1968) makes is that we will never come up with a ranking of importance which everyone agrees with, not that we cannot come up with a ranking of importance which some people will agree with. What the criticisms of monolithic theories highlight is that when it comes to importance, context matters (Emmet, 1946).…”

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confidence: 99%

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You've Got Mail, But Is It Important And/Or Urgent?: An Investigation into Employees' Perceptions of Email

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At the time of the initial submission of this dissertation all three papers had been submitted to peer review journals to be considered for publication. All three papers are reproduced here in full, with minor alterations to fit the formatting guidelines of the thesis. The papers all have Andre Lanctot as the first author and Dr. Linda Duxbury (Supervisor of this thesis) as the co-author. Dr. Linda Duxbury provided guidance throughout the research process in the form of feedback. She engaged in discussions about research decisions and direction by offering her wisdom and experience (including helping to prevent many mistakes). She assisted with her connections for finding organizational partners and assisted in the data analysis where a second researcher was needed. She also provided editorial support. There were no other co-authors for these three papers. I, Andre Lanctot, I'm the sole author of this thesis and was fully involved in every step of the research. All interviews were conducted by me and all surveys where administered by me. I conducted the data collection, preparation (removing outliers, missing data, etc.), and the main data analysis. I was also responsible for preparing and writing up the materials presented in each paper. When citing this dissertation please reference it as, Lanctot, A. (2019). You've Got Mail, But Is It Important And/Or Urgent?: An Investigation into Employees' Perceptions of Email (Doctoral Dissertation).

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Section: Importancementioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Importancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Importancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Importancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Importancementioning

confidence: 99%

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You've Got Mail, But Is It Important And/Or Urgent?: An Investigation into Employees' Perceptions of Email

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It may be urgent, but is it important? A look at how employees evaluate their emails

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2022

Can J Adm Sci

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This paper presents the results of a study designed to identify the cues employees use to identify an email as important and/or urgent. Taking an emic perspective, a qualitative research methodology is used to analyze interview responses from knowledge workers. Our findings support the notion that employees use strategies similar to those encapsulated in Mitchell et al.'s (1997) operationalization of stakeholder salience when evaluating an email's importance and/or urgency. Results from this study can be used to design email policies to support knowledge worker performance.

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Importance

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You've Got Mail, But Is It Important And/Or Urgent?: An Investigation into Employees' Perceptions of Email

You've Got Mail, But Is It Important And/Or Urgent?: An Investigation into Employees' Perceptions of Email

It may be urgent, but is it important? A look at how employees evaluate their emails

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