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Polychronicity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polychronicity is a term that describes people who prefer to work on multiple activities at the same time. Examples of polychronic behaviors include talking on the phone while driving a car and brows...
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Chronemics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monochronic People, Polychronic People. Do one thing at a time. Concentrate on the job. Take time commitments (deadlines, schedules) seriously ...
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Kaufman-Scarborough, Carol and Jay D. Lindquist (1999), ?The Polychronic Attitude Index: Refinement and Preliminary Consumer Marketplace Behavior Applications,? 1999 American Marketing Association Winter Educators? ... THE POLYCHRONIC ATTITUDE INDEX: REFINEMENT AND PRELIMINARY; CONSUMER MARKETPLACE BEHAVIOR APPLICATIONS...
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Monochronic and Polychronic Cultures; Monochronic Culture; Polychronic Culture; Interpersonal Relations; Interpersonal relations are subordinate to present schedule; Present schedule is subordinate to Interpersonal relations;
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Of course, this is not to say that, in a particular society, it won't be more advantageous to be either polychronic or monochronic. Indeed, ... In polychronic cultures, time is thought of as being cyclical. In such cultures, it is not important to be punctual, and it is acceptable to interrupt someone who is busy.
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