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Acceleration through Digital Communication: Theorizing on a Perceived Lack of Time

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  • Elisa Maria Entschew

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Digital communication between humans fundamentally changes the nature of communication. One inherent change is the acceleration of communication as a systematic change in societal life, particularly in the workplace. Often, the aim is to release time resources. However, the acceleration of communication also leads to the opposite: a lack of time. This paradoxical development can be based on an acceleration cycle whereby technologies seem to be a solution on the micro-level, but they are also a significant part of the problem on the meso-level.

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  • Elisa Maria Entschew, 2021. "Acceleration through Digital Communication: Theorizing on a Perceived Lack of Time," Humanistic Management Journal, Springer, vol. 6(2), pages 273-287, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:humman:v:6:y:2021:i:2:d:10.1007_s41463-020-00103-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s41463-020-00103-9
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