Understanding productivity in the Information Age - MIT Sloan Newsroom - 0 views
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The researchers found that information workers whose strong e-mail networks allow them to receive new information sooner than their peers — or to receive more pieces of new information — are likely to be more productive than their less well-connected counterparts. Workers who are “information hubs” complete more projects in a given period of time and thus generate more revenue for their firm.
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(Alan) There is a tendency to write off email as not being important because it is not "state-of-the-art" -
(Alan) There is a tendency to write off email as not being important because it is not "state-of-the-art", but it is extremely important in the dynamic of exchange and the development of new ideas. As this article indicates, emailing activity is an indication of the extent of individual networks and the size and richness of that network correlates with impact in research and innovation.
