A research finding in new media communication by a Yunnan University (YNU) academic was recently reported in the renowned journal Information Development.

The paper published in the journal was written by Li Li, a lecturer from YNU’s School of Journalism, in partnership with Trisha T. C. Lin, a teacher from the National Chengchi University in Taiwan, with the first author and corresponding author being Li Li. The first corresponding organization is YNU’s School of Journalism. 

Titled Examining how dependence on smartphones at work relates to Chinese employees’ workplace social capital, job performance, and smartphone addiction, the paper reveals that addiction to smartphone is more likely to be related to using smartphones to acquire information than to communicate. 

Information Development is a renowned journal in information communication. It is dedicated to publishing significant findings in the area of new media studies.