B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
86%
86% -- percentage thinking phone calls in meetings inappropriate for US full-time working professionals (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
86%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
554
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
USC Marshall School of Business
Primary
Tier A
https://www.ampersand.com.au/research-has-proven-your-phone-is-annoying-your-boss/ ↗
Source Article
Research has proven that your phone is annoying your boss.
Original Research
USC Marshall School of Business
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Methodology
Nationwide survey of 554 full-time working professionals earning over $30k at companies with 50+ employees (USC Marshall School of Business)
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Industrymarketing
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US full-time working professionals: 86% percentage thinking phone calls in meetings inappropriate. Source: USC Marshall School of Business (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/phone-calls-meetings-inappropriate-86
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