The expression of suppression: Loss and emotional labour in narratives of organisational change

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 116-130

  Bryant, Melanie ^a   Cox, Julie Wolfram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotional labour; Loss; Narratives; Organisational change; Retrospection

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949143036     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2006.12.2.116     Document Type: Article

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