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LexisNexis Workplace Productivity Survey Reveals Extent, Impact of Information Overload on Workers

From Boston to Beijing, Professionals Feel Overwhelmed, Demoralized

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Oct 20, 2010, 08:30 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 / PRNewswire/ -- Welcome to the results of the LexisNexis 2010 International Workplace Productivity Survey, a new study commissioned by LexisNexis and conducted by WorldOne.

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1,700 white collar workers in five countries – the United States, China, South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia – were asked about their experience of, and attitudes towards, information in the workplace.

The study reveals that information overload is a remarkably widespread and growing problem among professionals around the world, and one that exacts a heavy toll in terms of productivity, performance and employee morale.

The survey builds on a similar study conducted in 2008 among professionals in the United States. That study established information overload as a phenomenon driving American white collar and legal professionals towards an "information breaking point." This year, the survey was expanded to include countries in Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa, in order to explore if and how information overload impacts workers across the globe.

The expanded study reveals the pervasive nature of the problem in white collar workforces around the world, and the very real impact that information overload is having on worker productivity, their state of mind and quality of their work product.

We hope you'll find the materials on this site useful and informative.

What: LexisNexis 2010 International Workplace Productivity Survey

When: October 20, 2010

Where: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/46619-LexisNexis-International-Workplace-Productivity-Survey/

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Media Contacts:
United States: Rachel Hammerman Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide 212-880-5236 [email protected]	United Kingdom: Owen Nanlohy Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide +44 (0)207 309 1026 [email protected]
China: Fiona XU Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide +86-10-8520 6132 [email protected]	South Africa: Amelia-May Woudstra Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide +27 21 467-1063 [email protected]
Australia: Paul Thompson Howorth, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide +61 28 281 3822 [email protected]