During a 12-week pilot at three midsize firms, managers replaced most weekly status meetings with a shared dashboard and asynchronous comments. Company logs showed that scheduled meeting hours per employee fell by about one-third. However, average daily email volume rose substantially, and total time spent in collaboration (meetings, email, and chat combined) remained steady. In a follow-up survey, employees reported greater difficulty "disconnecting" after work, and the proportion of messages sent after business hours increased.
Which inference is best supported by these findings?