Original Article

Helping and Quiet Hours: Interruption-Free Time Spans Can Harm Performance

  1. Philipp A.W. Käser1,*,
  2. Urs Fischbacher2,3,
  3. Cornelius J. König4

Article first published online: 3 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00517.x

Issue

Applied Psychology

Applied Psychology

Volume 62, Issue 2, pages 286–307, April 2013

Additional Information

How to Cite

Käser, P. A.W., Fischbacher, U. and König, C. J. (2013), Helping and Quiet Hours: Interruption-Free Time Spans Can Harm Performance. Applied Psychology:An International Review, 62: 286–307. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00517.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

  2. 2

    University of Konstanz, Germany

  3. 3

    Thurgau Institute of Economics, Switzerland

  4. 4

    Saarland University, Germany

* Address for correspondence: Philipp A.W. Käser, Department of Business Administration, University of Zurich, Foundations of Business Administration and Theories of the Firm, Universitätsstrasse 84, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland. Email: philipp.kaeser@uzh.ch

  1. We thank Kate Bendrick, Anton Berwald, Justina Fischer, Wolfgang Granigg, William McKinley, Martin Kleinmann, Stefan Schmid, Simeon Schudy, Theo Wehner, seminar participants at Kreuzlingen, and participants of the KiO conference at Monte Verità for their valuable comments and help. Financial support by the Swiss National Science Foundation (Project 101514-120443/1) to the first author is gratefully acknowledged.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 MAR 2013
  2. Article first published online: 3 JUL 2012

Funded by

  • Swiss National Science Foundation. Grant Number: 101514-120443/1

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