Motivated by the apparent problems many knowledge workers have with managing their time
effectively and the tremendous costs to individuals and organizations arising from these problems, we
investigated the time management practices of five knowledge workers and analysed the processes and
relationships linking these practices with related time management strategies and artefacts. Building
on the conceptual foundations of the sociomaterial practice lens, we were able to identify three
general objectives pursued with time management practices: remembering tasks, deciding what to do
next, and maintaining a well-organized work place. In total we found 14 different practices for time
management and could show the importance of both human and material agency in constituting the
practices we observed. Furthermore we found practices to be highly interrelated. Similarly, previous
practices also have a strong influence on current ones. Thus, changes in one practice will likely
impact other practices as well and the actual effects are influenced by personal history and will be
hard to predict in advance due to the emergent nature of the change.
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