Embeddedness of Professional and Personal Lives? Emotional Labor in the Hotel Industry, A Qualitative Approach in four European Countries

Autor: Grefe, Gwenaëlle, Peyrat-Guillard, Dominique
Přispěvatelé: Groupe de Recherche Angevin en Economie et Management (GRANEM), Université d'Angers (UA)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de l'Horticulture et du Paysage, Université d'Angers (UA)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST-Institut National de l'Horticulture et du Paysage
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA), Europe Chapter Conference
Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA), Europe Chapter Conference, 2017, Angers, France
Popis: This exploratory study examines the emotion-regulation strategies chosen by employees and managers working in the same company, in four different countries, within the framework of a marketing strategy aimed at building closer relationships between customers and employees. Based on 21 interviews conducted in Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria, it reveals that employees mainly use surface acting and that this project, viewed by managers as a way of removing the mask, in fact leads employees to put on a different mask. As such, a discrepancy between customer and employee experiences challenges the implementation of the project linked to this corporate strategy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE