How many things do you like to do at once? An introduction to monochronic and polychronic time

摘要: Executive Overview Donna Vinton's preceding article provides an overview of many ways that attitudes, values, and beliefs about time can differ. This presents a detailed look at one those differences—between monochronic polychronic time—which, respectively, distinguish between preference for doing thing rather than two or more things simultaneously. Following explanation this difference, Kaufman, Lane Lindquist's Polychronic Attitude Index, which measures the degree individual's orientation, is described, as Bluedorn's Monochronic/Polychronic Orientation Scale, extent to department organization polychronic. Scoring information both scales included enable readers identify their individual orientations well provide some indication departments' organizations' orientations. be used manage one's self effectively, advice o...