From transgression to suppression: Implications of moral values and societal norms on emotional labour

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-201

  Syed, Jawad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional labour; Gender; Modesty; Moralvalues; Social experience

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURE; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER; LABOR; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 37049012949     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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