E‐mail infatuation

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a satirical critique on the dominant role of e‐mail communications in business and professional life.

Design/methodology/approach

Poetic exposition.

Findings

Takes the reader through a declining list of positive e‐mail attributes which metamorphose into increasingly dysfunctional attributes and personally stressful experiences. Highlights the addictive appeal and tensions in e‐mail usage.

Research limitations/implications

Raising awareness and pointing to issues regarding the commonly experienced advantages and disadvantages of the electronic business age.

Originality/value

Opens up the dysfunctional personal and working consequences of e‐mail communications in the world of work.

Citation

Parker, L. (2009), "E‐mail infatuation", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 22 No. 4, pp. 663-664. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570910955489