@inproceedings{2e93bb8f704b434dbee5886cb7383877,
title = "Can you increase your performance in a technology-driven society full of distractions?",
abstract = "The main goal of this current study is to contribute to the cognitive Information Systems (IS) literature by examining the effect of individuals' focus ability and mind-wandering in influencing IS task performance at different levels of task complexity. The effects of focus ability and mind-wandering on IS task performance as well as the moderating roles of IS task complexity were examined in a laboratory experiment. The experimental results show that (1) higher task complexity leads to lower IS task performance; (2) under low task complexity, focus ability and mind-wandering do not have any significant effects on task performance; (3) under medium task complexity, focus ability leads to higher performance accuracy, but mind-wandering does not have a significant effect on performance accuracy; (4) under high task complexity, both focus ability and mind-wandering lead to higher performance accuracy. Furthermore, mind-wandering negatively influences performance efficiency under all levels of IS task complexity.",
keywords = "Executive functions, Focus ability, IS task complexity, Mind-wandering",
author = "Yulia Wati and Koh, {Chang E.} and Davis, {Fred D.}",
year = "2014",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781634396943",
series = "35th International Conference on Information Systems {"}Building a Better World Through Information Systems{"}, ICIS 2014",
publisher = "Association for Information Systems",
booktitle = "35th International Conference on Information Systems {"}Building a Better World Through Information Systems{"}, ICIS 2014",
note = "35th International Conference on Information Systems: Building a Better World Through Information Systems, ICIS 2014 ; Conference date: 14-12-2014 Through 17-12-2014",
}