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Work organisation in Indian call centres

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ID11489647
AuthorsMohan Thite (0000-0003-0075-6409, Griffith University), Bob Russell (0000-0001-7008-1887, Griffith University)
Year2010
Volume25
Issue1
Pages2-18
Publication date2010-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Technology Work and Employment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-1072 • E-ISSN: 1468-005X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-005x.2009.00235.x
OpenAlexW2167432787
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited25

We examine the employee perception of work organisation in four large Indian call centres to investigate causes of employee dissatisfaction and turnover. We find that profound mismatch between the offshored labour market and the labour process pose fundamental challenges that may not be susceptible to easy HR fixes

Business · Call centre · Economics · Industrial organization · Knowledge management · Labour economics · Operations management · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Emotional Labor in Professions · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Labor Movements and Unions · Psychology · Mechanical Engineering

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year0,5
Citation span2012 - 2015 (4)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7

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