City employee perceptions of the impact of dress and appearance: You are what you wear

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 452-470

  Karl, Katherine A ^a   Hall, Leda McIntyre ^b   Peluchette, Joy V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dress code; Impression management; Service quality; Workplace attire

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883319641     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: 19457421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091026013495772     Document Type: Article

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