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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.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2009
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