Control and involvement HR practices in Indian call centres: Still searching for answers
dc.contributor.author | Ananthram, Subra | |
dc.contributor.author | Teo, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Connell, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bish, A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-23T03:03:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-23T03:03:05Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017-06-23T02:46:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ananthram, S. and Teo, S. and Connell, J. and Bish, A. 2017. Control and involvement HR practices in Indian call centres: Still searching for answers. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. 56 (2): pp. 226-237. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54019 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/1744-7941.12153 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Call centres were established primarily to reduce organizational costs while simultaneously providing high-quality customer service. To support this 'twin constraints' strategy, a range of human resource (HR) practices tends to be used in call centres that focus simultaneously on both control and involvement. To date, there has been a lack of empirical evidence concerning the outcome of such HR practices on call centre frontline staff (call centre representatives - CCRs). Consequently, this paper attempts to bridge this gap using a sample of 250 CCRs from Indian call centres. The findings show that, while the simultaneous use of involvement-and control-oriented HR practices had a positive impact on CCR job satisfaction, it also resulted in employee exhaustion and disengagement. These findings suggest that while involvement-oriented HR practices enhance CCR job satisfaction, they come at a cost which is potentially a key factor leading to high CCR turnover. | |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | |
dc.title | Control and involvement HR practices in Indian call centres: Still searching for answers | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.issn | 1038-4111 | |
dcterms.source.title | Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources | |
curtin.note |
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Ananthram, S. and Teo, S. and Connell, J. and Bish, A. 2017. Control and involvement HR practices in Indian call centres: Still searching for answers. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. 56 (2): 226-237, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/1744-7941.12153. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html | |
curtin.department | School of Management | |
curtin.accessStatus | Open access |