Time in the Workplace: Interruptions and Impediments to Optimal Use
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The objective of this study is to obtain comparative results that may help to improve the design and development of courses, seminars and workshops offered by the University of Havana, Cuba, and by ISIDA, Italy. The paper describes the techniques used in a comparative investigation on two groups of managers, and discusses the results obtained in examining: a) the views of the two groups on statements related to the use of time; b) the time managers dedicate to different activities in a typical working day; c) the main interruptions and impediments to the optimal use of time.
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