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An explanation of cross-national variation in call centre job quality using institutional theory

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Employment regime theory is used to examine whether cross-national variation in call centre job quality is a result of differences in national institutional regime, i.e. inclusivist, dualist and market regimes. Analysis of an establishment-level survey of 1734 call centres revealed that, as expected, call centre job quality was highest in inclusivist regimes (Denmark, Sweden) and higher in dualist regimes (Austria, France) than in market regimes (Canada, UK, USA). Job quality in Germany, a dualist regime, was of a similar level to that in inclusivist regimes. There was also evidence that, only within dualist regimes, job quality was higher in call centres attached to larger firms than in independent call centres. The findings suggest that national institutional regimes are still sufficiently different and influential to produce cross-national variations in job quality, and have not been weakened and homogenized as a result of the internationalization of national economies.

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  • David Holman, 2013. "An explanation of cross-national variation in call centre job quality using institutional theory," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 27(1), pages 21-38, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:27:y:2013:i:1:p:21-38
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    1. Bryson, Alex & Erhel, Christine & Salibekyan, Zinaïda, 2017. "The Effects of Firm Size on Job Quality: A Comparative Study for Britain and France," IZA Discussion Papers 10659, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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