Emotional labor at the unit-level

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 101-123

  Niven, Karen ^a   Totterdell, Peter ^b   Holman, David ^a   Cameron, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84912123688     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203100851     Document Type: Chapter

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