Batt, RosemaryDoellgast, VirginiaKwon, Hyunji2020-11-232020-11-232006-03-01149413https://hdl.handle.net/1813/76936The ILR Impact Brief series highlights the research and project based work conducted by ILR faculty that is relevant to workplace issues and public policy. The Briefs are prepared by Maralyn Edid, Senior Extension Associate, ILR School."Each type of call center (i.e., ownership status) is associated with particular strategies and systems, which in turn influence quit rates. In-house call centers typically focus on service quality and adopt quasi-professional employment systems (higher pay, more opportunities for employee problem-solving, minimal performance monitoring). Cost control, by contrast, is the strategic driver of outsourced and offshore call centers, which favor low-commitment employment systems that depend on close monitoring and limited on-the-job discretion. Turnover, a major problem for the entire industry, is lowest at in-house call centers and highest at outsourced facilities."en-USRequired Publisher Statement: Copyright by Cornell University.ownershipstatuscall centeremploymentsystemturnoverin-houseoutsourcesoffshoreU.S.customerIndiaownershipnewsletter