Spirituality, religion, and emotional labor in the workplace

Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 299-315

  Byrne, Conor J ^a   Morton, Dana M ^a   Dahling, Jason J ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Display rules; Emotion regulation; Emotions; Faith; Forgiveness; Helping professions; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860858329     PISSN: 14766086     EISSN: 1942258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2011.630169     Document Type: Review

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