AI-chatbots on the services frontline addressing the challenges and opportunities of agency

T Chong, T Yu, DI Keeling, K de Ruyter - Journal of Retailing and Consumer …, 2021 - Elsevier
AI-chatbots as frontline agents promise innovative opportunities for shaping service offerings
that benefit customers and retailers. Examining current practice through the lens of agency …

A meta-analysis of the relationship between organizational commitment and salesperson job performance: 25 years of research

F Jaramillo, JP Mulki, GW Marshall - Journal of Business research, 2005 - Elsevier
This article presents a meta-analysis that includes studies conducted over the past 25 years
across 14 countries and a mix of selling and nonselling situations. Findings indicate that the …

Work stress hampering employee performance during COVID-19: is safety culture needed?

F Saleem, MI Malik, SS Qureshi - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
During uncertain situations, such as the COVID-19 partial lockdown, maintaining satisfactory
levels of employee performance (EP) is an important area of concern for many …

Dual processes at work in a call centre: An application of the job demands–resources model

A Bakker, E Demerouti, W Schaufeli - European Journal of work …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
This study among 477 employees working in the call centre of a Dutch telecom company
(response 88%) examined the predictive validity of the job demands–resources (JD–R) …

A meta‐analysis of work demand stressors and job performance: examining main and moderating effects

S Gilboa, A Shirom, Y Fried, C Cooper - Personnel psychology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We quantitatively integrated 169 samples (N= 35,265 employees) that have been used to
investigate the relationships of the following 7 work‐related stressors with job performance …

Turnover intentions in a call center: The role of emotional dissonance, job resources, and job satisfaction

M Zito, F Emanuel, M Molino, CG Cortese, C Ghislieri… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Turnover intentions refer to employees' intent to leave the organization and,
within call centers, it can be influenced by factors such as relational variables or the …

Work stress and well-being in the hotel industry

JW O'neill, K Davis - International journal of hospitality management, 2011 - Elsevier
Employee stress is a significant issue in the hospitality industry, and it is costly for employers
and employees alike. Although addressing and reducing stress is both a noble goal and is …

The relative influence of organisational commitment and job satisfaction on service quality of customer‐contact employees in banking call centres

N Malhotra, A Mukherjee - Journal of services Marketing, 2004 - emerald.com
An inter‐disciplinary approach is adopted to provide a deeper understanding of the human
resource‐service quality relationship. The paper tests the relationships organisational …

Linking rewards to commitment: an empirical investigation of four UK call centres

N Malhotra, P Budhwar, P Prowse - The International Journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Rewards being an important component of exchange theory, this research examines
relationships among frontline employees' perceptions of rewards (extrinsic and intrinsic) and …

Emotional exhaustion and organizational deviance: Can the right job and a leader's style make a difference?

JP Mulki, F Jaramillo, WB Locander - Journal of Business Research, 2006 - Elsevier
Emotional exhaustion and organizational deviance are getting increased attention because
of their negative impact on business in terms of lost productivity, decreased job satisfaction …