Prémices d’une industrialisation de la communication du téléacteur sénégalais et tunisien

At first glance, the work of phone operators at call centres seems to offer few insights into the study of communication within organizations. Two empirical studies in Senegal and Tunisia show both subtle and complex processes of social discipline at work in terms of customer relationship, informati...

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Main Authors: Benoît Tine, Mohamed Ali Elhaou
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Université Laval 2014-03-01
Series:Communication
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/communication/4717
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description At first glance, the work of phone operators at call centres seems to offer few insights into the study of communication within organizations. Two empirical studies in Senegal and Tunisia show both subtle and complex processes of social discipline at work in terms of customer relationship, information overload and individuation. The authors analyze how the chain of command requires a high level of regulated communication, a system of communication at odds with two contradictory objectives : client satisfaction and productivity.
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spelling doaj.art-7404f8d37a8146daa8e8cfdc7f89d3e32022-12-21T20:04:00ZfraUniversité LavalCommunication1189-37881920-73442014-03-0132110.4000/communication.4717Prémices d’une industrialisation de la communication du téléacteur sénégalais et tunisienBenoît TineMohamed Ali ElhaouAt first glance, the work of phone operators at call centres seems to offer few insights into the study of communication within organizations. Two empirical studies in Senegal and Tunisia show both subtle and complex processes of social discipline at work in terms of customer relationship, information overload and individuation. The authors analyze how the chain of command requires a high level of regulated communication, a system of communication at odds with two contradictory objectives : client satisfaction and productivity.http://journals.openedition.org/communication/4717teleoperatorcall centresocial disciplineSenegalTunisia
spellingShingle Benoît Tine
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Prémices d’une industrialisation de la communication du téléacteur sénégalais et tunisien
Communication
teleoperator
call centre
social discipline
Senegal
Tunisia
title Prémices d’une industrialisation de la communication du téléacteur sénégalais et tunisien
title_full Prémices d’une industrialisation de la communication du téléacteur sénégalais et tunisien
title_fullStr Prémices d’une industrialisation de la communication du téléacteur sénégalais et tunisien
title_full_unstemmed Prémices d’une industrialisation de la communication du téléacteur sénégalais et tunisien
title_short Prémices d’une industrialisation de la communication du téléacteur sénégalais et tunisien
title_sort premices d une industrialisation de la communication du teleacteur senegalais et tunisien
topic teleoperator
call centre
social discipline
Senegal
Tunisia
url http://journals.openedition.org/communication/4717
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