"Let me tell you about my job": Exploring the terrain of emotion in the workplace

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-260

  Miller, Katherine I ^a   Considine, Jennifer ^b   Garner, Johny ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Emotional labor; Workplace emotion; Workplace narratives

Indexed keywords

EID: 48149114345     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318906293589     Document Type: Article

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