Serving with spirit: An integrative model of workplace spirituality within service organizations

Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-64

  Lee, Seonjeong ^a   Lovelace, Kathi J ^b   Manz, Charles C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Menlo College   (United States)

Author keywords

customer satisfaction; emotional labor; employee satisfaction; organizational performance; organizational values; service organization; workplace spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897468467     PISSN: 14766086     EISSN: 1942258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2013.801023     Document Type: Article

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