Appearance between professionalism and work-related stress among marketing employees.
BACKGROUND: Appearance and body language are key components of non-verbal communication and play an important role in the service and marketing sector. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to explore experiences and perceptions of appearance issues related to work among employees in the marketing sector in Sweden...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 1231 - 1243 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2023
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