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Call centers as Lean service environments: job-related strain and the mediating role of work design
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Call centers can be considered as lean service systems, with leanness being described in terms of both dialog scripting and performance monitoring. Using data from a sample of 823 call handlers from 36 call centers, these lean characteristics are examined in relation to the prediction of call handler job-related strain. Moreover, the extent to which this relationship can be accounted for by work design characteristics are examined. Findings confirm that employees who experience greater dialog scripting and more intensive performance monitoring show higher levels of strain. These relationships are fully mediated by work design. These findings demonstrate the importance of considering the impact of lean working practices on employee health.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sprigg, C. A., & Jackson, P. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- ORCID
- Jackson, Paul R.
- Venue
- Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
- Published
- 2006
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 197-212
- ISSN
- 1076-8998 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1307
- OpenAlex
- W1991082170
- Cited by
- 151
- References
- 61
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- FWCI
- 5.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Emotional Labor in Professions
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Keywords
- call centers, job design, performance monitoring, mediating effect, employee health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, United Kingdom, Hospital Communication Systems, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Telecommunications, Work Schedule Tolerance, Efficiency, Organizational
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