Motivation, fit, confidence, and skills: How do individual differences influence emotional labor?

Emotional Labor in the 21st Century: Diverse Perspectives on Emotion Regulation at Work

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 57-78

  Dahling, Jason J ^a   Johnson, Hazel Anne M ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84888126230     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203100851     Document Type: Chapter

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