D-MTEC Media Update – Workplace interruptions lead to psychobiological stress

D-MTEC experts engage with issues that affect society, the economy and business. The D-MTEC Media Update provides links to recent articles, interviews and commentaries. A study by J. Kerr, M. Nägelin and R. Weibel, doctoral students at the Chair of Technology Marketing, shows that interruptions to work lead to psychobiological stress. KOF Director Jan-Egbert Sturm questions the value of using pre-COVID-19 performance data to evaluate the eligibility of struggling companies for future state support.

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Interruptions by colleagues and smartphones can lead to increased levels of stress hormones. Shutterstock / wavebreakmedia.

Workplace interruptions lead to psychobiological stress

Jasmine Kerr | Chair of Technology Marketing
Mara Nägelin | Chair of Technology Marketing
Raphael Weibel | Chair of Technology Marketing

Original press release (ETH News 23.10.2020): Text D / Text E

Link to Study: external page The effects of acute work stress and appraisal on psychobiological stress responses in a group office environment

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Jan-Egbert Sturm | KOF Konjukturforschungsstelle

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