Description: (MoneyWatch) Conventional wisdom suggests that as we spend more time on the Internet, we also spend less time on face-to-face interaction and other traditional kinds of socializing. But a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that these online hours come less at the expense of family and friends than they do from another source: people’s jobs.

Source: CBSNews.com

Date: Oct 29, 2013

Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505143_162-57609525/people-find-plenty-of-time-for-internet-at-work/?tag=nl.e857&s_cid=e857&ttag=e857&ftag=TREe00e266

Questions for Discussions:

• What does the report say about how Internet use affects people at work?
• How should managers deal with this phenomenon?