Für den langfristigen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg eines Call-Centers ist es unerlässlich, die Mitarbeiter an das Unternehmen zu binden und ihre Leistungsfähigkeit und Leistungsbereitschaft nachhaltig zu sichern. Voraussetzung hierfür ist, dass die Mitarbeiter zufrieden sind. Unzufriedene...

Employee referrals are a very common means by which firms hire new workers. Past work suggests that workers hired via referrals often perform better than non-referred workers, but we have little understanding as to why. In this paper, we demonstrate that this is primarily because referrals allow...

This analysis of establishment-level call center survey data from 14 countries in 2003-2006 explores relationships among technology, selection, and training for both newly hired and more experienced workers. The findings suggest, consistent with the more generic literature, that information and...