Playing on 'Net can net results. (online services for employees)(Computers) From: Crain's Cleveland Business | Date: April 17, 1995| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1995 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

As commercial online services become greater sources of information for the corporate world, business leaders are faced with a dilemma: If they let employees go online, how much time will be devoted to work, and how much will be spent at play?

Worries that employees will favor an "all play, no work" mentality are a legitimate concern. However, many online experts suggest that allowing employees to tinker with the Internet and other computer information services may pay off in the long run even though such fiddling may seem unproductive.

These experts see the Internet as one of ...

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