From emotions to spirituality: "Spiritual labor" as the commodification, codification, and regulation of organizational members' spirituality

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-103

  McGuire, Tammy ^a  

^a PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissonance; Emotional labor; Parochial schools; Spiritual labor; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649246531     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318909351432     Document Type: Article

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