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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
221

CAPM-basierte Optionsbewertung

Plate, Mike. January 2000 (has links)
Dresden, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2000.
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Risiko-Renditeverhalten von Covered Call Strategien Eine empirische Untersuchung für den Kapitalmarkt Schweiz /

Anthamatten, Didier. January 2008 (has links) (PDF)
Master-Arbeit Univ. St. Gallen, 2008.
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Emotional labour and the experience of emotional exhaustion amongst customer service representatives in a call centre /

Spies, Marelise. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.
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1-800-(Re)Colonize: A Feminist Postcolonial and Performance Analysis of Call Center Agents in India Performing U.S. Cultural Identity

Perez, Kimberlee January 2005 (has links) (PDF)
No description available.
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Vem är det som ropar? : Samvetet, demonen och de döda i Heideggers filosofi

Reichard, Carolina January 2015 (has links)
In this essay I discuss conscience as analyzed by Heidegger in his magnum opus Being and Time from 1927. In Heidegger´s phenomenological ontology conscience is an uncanny call that comes from ourselves and is directed to ourselves; an inner foreign voice that suddenly strikes us in our everydayness and summons us to face our own being, that is: our own uncanniness. According to Heidegger to face one´s being is to face the human existence itself as essentially free, finite and historical, which in its extension means to face oneself as the conscious being one is. My question focuses on the who: who is the one that calls inside of us – who is it that we listen to? Or, to put it differently: what in our existence makes it possible for us to simultaneously be the caller and the one that is being called on? Whereas Heidegger answers by referring to the distinction between Being and being(s), which is essential in his philosophy, I choose another and extended direction of interpretation, namely one that points precisely at the uncanny – demonic – character of existence. This interpretation is developed specifically in relation to some of Heidegger´s later writings, his readings of Sophocles´ Antigone as well as his Letter on Humanism. It is my intention to show that Heidegger through his analysis on the uncanny and historical human being implicitly makes room for a demonic understanding of conscience as an ethical phenomenon that relates it not only to being and death, but also to the dead.
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Work dysfunctions and their consequences as experienced by call centre agents

Werner, Ann 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA (Industrial Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / Overview of previous work: Previous research on call centres has identified the inherent stressful nature of the call centre agent job. In fact researchers have gone so far as to name call centres ‘sweatshops of the new millennium’, (Crome, 1998; Fernie, 1998). Comparative studies between human service work and burnout have often featured in current literature as have studies concerning the correlations between call centre work and job satisfaction, the effects of shift work, and stress in the call centre environment. Purpose: However, the purpose of this study, avoiding a comparative approach, is to focus on one organisation in particular, in order to assess the varied work dysfunctions present in its call centre. The study is particularly important in the light of the proposed development of the call centre industry in South Africa at this time. A more comprehensive understanding therefore, of the pitfalls of call centre work, would be beneficial to those currently running call centres as well as those planning their implementation. At the outset, stress was considered a pivotal dysfunction within the call centre, from which other maladies often ensued such as substance abuse, depression and eating pattern disruptions. Work challenges too, manifest in the field data, namely insufficient training and managerial / system problems. The research therefore includes the exploration of these factors serving to highlight both the more socio-cultural and emotional issues, as well as on-the-job grievances encountered by call centre agents. Design / methodology / approach: Owing to the exploratory nature of the study, a focus group methodology was used, allowing for in-depth qualitative research which catered for a far reaching and comprehensive understanding of current work issues. As the study concerns only call centre agents, the roles of supervisors and managers were not included. The sample comprised four different groups, of randomly selected call centre agents, with a total of 27 participants. Demographics revealed male and female participants of differing marital status, educational qualifications, but with tenure at a call centre between 2 and 6 years, and aged between 20 and 40 years. Findings: Support was found for the following dysfunctions in the process, with stress as primary harbinger of other dysfunctions, many exacerbated by the stressful nature of shift work, and the resultant work-life imbalance. Stresses encountered due to ineffective systems, training processes, and call centre management were also significant. On a positive note, of interest was the unanimous agreement that within this particular field study, workspace ergonomic considerations were thought not to add to call centre dysfunction. Research limitations / implications: Even though four groups from two different call centres were observed, they were part of the same organisation, in Cape Town in the Western Cape. In this way commonalities in terms of reactions to systems, policies etc were thought likely to be similar, however owing to the shift work nature of call centres through out South Africa, it is believed that significant correlations could be determined, in any organisation. A comparative study across various differing organisations and locations therefore could be investigated. Originality / value: Owing to the very stressful nature of call centre work, the focus groups revealed themselves to be cathartic in nature as participants thoroughly embraced the process, and personal experiences were often disclosed by participants which facilitated realistic discussions. In this way, meaningful qualitative data was collected, and can be used to ameliorate current call centre conditions, and to allow better planning for future implementation. Furthermore, the research has exposed a number of further study options, as e.g. owing to their significance, each dysfunction could be investigated further and covered individually in separate research papers, as could the role in management, and training within the call centre milieu.
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A study of the relationship between job satisfaction, organisational commitment and turnover intentions amongst call centre agents in a call centre in the Western Cape.

Sampson, Ricardo January 2012 (has links)
Magister Commercii (Industrial Psychology) - MCom(IPS) / Research suggests that a positive relationship exists between job satisfaction and organizational commitment and increasing the job satisfaction and commitment of employees impacts positively on their job performance and productivity. In addition to this, research also shows that these attitudes have implications for positive job related behaviours such as reduced turnover and intention to quit. The argument is that with the call centre industries‘ expansion and subsequent rising turnover, the necessity to ensure a high level of satisfaction and commitment amongst call centre agents as to reduce intention to quit and eventual turnover has become of paramount importance. This study therefore investigated the relationship between job satisfaction, organisational commitment and turnover intentions among call centre agents in a call centre in the Western Cape. The sample group consisted of one hundred and seventy two (n=172) call centre agents in a call centre in the Western Cape. A biographical questionnaire, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), Organisational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) and Intention to Quit Scale were administered to the respondents. Once the questionnaires were returned the raw data was captured into SPSS and statistically analysed. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient was utilised to determine the relationships between job satisfaction, organisational commitment and turnover intentions amongst call centre agents. Furthermore multiple regression analyses was utilised to determine the variance between biographical variables (age, gender, tenure in a call centre and tenure in the organisation as a whole), job satisfaction and organisational commitment amongst call centre agents. The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction and organisational commitment amongst the sample of call centre agents. There was also a significant negative relationship between organisational commitment and intention to quit. In addition, there was a significant negative relationship between job satisfaction and intention to quit. Further findings of the current study point to a significant relationship in job satisfaction based on employees‘ age and tenure in the call centre. However, no significant relationship was found between all the biographical characteristics of gender, age, tenure in the call centre, tenure in the organisation as a whole and organisational commitment. Implications for the management of job satisfaction, organisational commitment and turnover intentions are provided based on the results which were obtained in the current study.
228

Do outro lado da linha: desvelando as condições para alimentação e seus significados no contexto do trabalho em telemarketing

Araújo, Maria da Purificação Nazaré January 2012 (has links)
Submitted by Maria Creuza Silva (mariakreuza@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-09-03T19:51:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese. Maria da Puriificação Nazaré Araújo. 2012.pdf: 1037718 bytes, checksum: cd0ee476b7d0be5608a5baa801045a06 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Creuza Silva(mariakreuza@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-09-03T19:51:38Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese. Maria da Puriificação Nazaré Araújo. 2012.pdf: 1037718 bytes, checksum: cd0ee476b7d0be5608a5baa801045a06 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-09-03T19:51:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese. Maria da Puriificação Nazaré Araújo. 2012.pdf: 1037718 bytes, checksum: cd0ee476b7d0be5608a5baa801045a06 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / RESUMO Esta tese tem como objeto de estudo as condições para a alimentação de trabalhadores do setor de telemarketing (TM), com um olhar centrado na dinâmica do trabalho e da alimentação no trabalho. Nesse setor, o intervalo para repouso e alimentação está normatizado em vinte minutos, numa jornada diária de seis horas, o que, aliado à disponibilidade para o consumo e às condições em que o trabalho é desenvolvido, pode repercutir na saúde do trabalhador. Nessa direção, um estudo de cunho etnográfico foi realizado durante seis meses de imersão em um call center da cidade de Salvador (Bahia, Brasil), com a utilização prioritária de técnicas de observação e entrevista. As observações foram realizadas em distintos turnos de trabalho e dias da semana, incluindo-se os feriados, nos diferentes espaços que compõe a empresa e adjacências, na tentativa de estar na cena cotidiana de trabalho e nos diversos lugares destinados à alimentação. O que, como, quanto, quando e com quem comem, bem como os comportamentos nos momentos de trabalho e de comer, foram às inquietações que orientaram a trajetória de investigação. Odores, ruídos, cores e sabores também foram observados. Considerando-se a disponibilidade de tempo dos interlocutores, as 21 entrevistas foram realizadas em distintos locais. Os principais achados deste estudo são apresentados em artigos articulados que compõem a tese. O primeiro é uma revisão da produção brasileira sobre o tema “alimentação e trabalho”, onde se evidencia que o tema é rarefeito nos estudos de saúde do trabalhador, pois, no campo da nutrição, os estudos são escassos e apresentam como foco privilegiado o Programa de Alimentação do Trabalhador (PAT), não se considerando o processo de trabalho nas análises. No segundo, discutem-se as categorias centrais do marco teórico da tese, tendo como ponto de partida elementos do processo e da organização do trabalho em TM e da alimentação no contexto do trabalho. Em seguida, empreendem-se algumas reflexões acerca dos alcances, limites e possibilidades da adoção do enfoque etnográfico no campo da alimentação do trabalhador, a partir das vivências na execução do projeto de tese. O terceiro apresenta uma descrição densa das condições de alimentação de trabalhadores no call center investigado, analisando-se as diversas estratégias para comer no trabalho: levar comida de casa, comprar no comércio de “comida de rua”, comprar nas máquinas automáticas de venda de alimentos (MVAA). O quarto artigo analisa, através das observações realizadas do cotidiano de trabalho no call center, elementos que podem incidir sobre os modos de perceber o comer dentro e fora do trabalho. Procurou-se estabelecer as interpenetrações entre a dinâmica do trabalho e a dinâmica da alimentação para explicar parte das modificações nas práticas alimentares observadas. Entre os resultados da pesquisa realizada, os quais são apresentados de forma mais específica nos artigos referidos, pode-se destacar que, para qualquer estratégia utilizada para comer no trabalho, a pressa aparece como marca do tempo expresso como curto para comer. Trata-se da prescrição de um ritmo imposto pela organização do trabalho, que persegue a objetividade e a racionalidade tanto do trabalho quanto do comer, e o engolir aparece como categoria para expressar as distintas insatisfações com tais condições. Os achados desta tese permitiram formular a hipótese de que a dinâmica do trabalho interfere na dinâmica da alimentação. Nesse caso específico, a aceleração do trabalho no call center estudado impõe uma aceleração do comer, em que a vigilância, o controle, a disciplina, a ansiedade, a pressa e outros fatores estressantes são incorporados como marcas do cotidiano de trabalho e de vida, com repercussões importantes nas práticas alimentares e, consequentemente, na saúde dos trabalhadores. / Salvador
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Alinhamento operacional

Zambon, Luís Pedro January 2006 (has links)
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção. / Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-22T07:57:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 235292.pdf: 3989323 bytes, checksum: b9024017474533bacc8c2ce3f75bc795 (MD5) / O alinhamento operacional nas organizações é uma alternativa de gestão para assegurar maior performance aos processos. O presente trabalho é um estudo de caso em uma concessionária de distribuição de energia elétrica brasileira, utilizando como contexto o call center e os seus processos sustentadores, sobre os quais foi estudado o alinhamento operacional. Tem por objetivo propor um modelo de verificação de alinhamento operacional com base no alinhamento integrado de resultado, conhecimento, ações e interesses para fomentar o alinhamento operacional de processos. Na abordagem teórica preocupou-se em reunir aspectos associados ao alinhamento estratégico (vertical) e operacional (horizontal) sob diversas nuances, para convergir em um modelo que possibilite experimentar, avaliar e concluir sobre a aplicação prática desse tipo de alinhamento. A pesquisa consistiu na observação assistemática em 25 reuniões durante 5 anos, em um grupo, em média, de 20 gestores de call center de outras empresas do setor elétrico onde foi estruturado o conhecimento e experiência para fundamentar a variável base e os fatores de influência na performance do call center. Em uma concessionária brasileira foi realizado experimento envolvendo três áreas sustentadoras do call center pelo período de um ano, caracterizando o grupo do experimento e outras duas áreas como grupo de controle. O modelo submetido ao experimento consistiu na formação de equipe com atribuições tais que naturalmente apliquem os conceitos de equipes autogerenciadas e das quatro variáveis propostas: resultado, conhecimento, ações e interesse. O resultado do experimento foi verificado pela evolução da variável observada, na performance do call center e pela percepção dos agentes, confirmando os conceitos aplicados e o resultado do experimento. Seguiu-se a pesquisa modelo envolvendo os grupos do experimento e de controle para observar e concluir sobre o alinhamento operacional. Para viabilizar tal pesquisa foi utilizado um ambiente de processos críticos, cujas equipes possuam: a) competências para desenvolver suas atividades; b) bom nível de desempenho anterior ao experimento; c) subordinações distintas; d) exigência de alinhamento estratégico; e) envolvimento em atividades operacionais intensivas; f) exigência de elevado conhecimento e envolvimento multidisciplinar; g) a fundamental necessidade de entendimento entre as partes. Como resultado prático visa demonstrar, que processos cujas equipes estejam alinhadas pelas quatro variáveis são mais produtivas e seus resultados são aceitos de forma coletiva. As conclusões foram positivas, o resultado obtido no experimento pôde ser comprovado por meta e reconhecido pelo cliente final dos processos como eficazes. Permitiu de forma complementar concluir sobre aspectos associados ao tipo de atividade das equipes envolvidas, assim como que o fomento do alinhamento operacional evidenciou a contribuição para o alinhamento estratégico constatado pelo modelo de verificação experimentado.
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Vliv konspecifické varovné vokalizace na formu a intenzitu antipredačního chování ťuhýka obecného (\kur{Lanius collurio}) / The effect of the conspecific alarm vocalization on the form and intensity of antipredator behaviour of the Red-backe Shrike (\kur{Lanius collurio})

MINAŘÍK, Tomáš January 2014 (has links)
I examined the effect of the conspecific mobbing call of the Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) on nest defence against arial predator (kestrel). I used a playback experiment in the presence of a dummy of kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in two variants either with nature look or with adjusted key features (pigeon beak, claws and eyes), and pigeon (Columba palumbus) as a control. Shrikes were attracted by the mobbing call and arrived to their nests faster. Only the modified kestrel was attacked more likely in the presence of the playback, that suggests possible function of the mobbing call as a cue for social learning of predator recognition.

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