Emotional labor and crisis response

Mastracci, Sharon H., 1968-

Emotional labor and crisis response working on the razor's edge / [electronic resource] : Sharon H. Mastracci, Mary E. Guy, Meredith A. Newman. - Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2012. - xvii, 173 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Emotional labor as public good and the state as harbor of refuge -- A blind spot in public administration theory--but not in practice -- Human capital issues -- Communicating competence and cultivating trust -- Who gets the blame? Who gets the credit? Government responsiveness and accountability -- Of the people : legitimacy, representativeness, and the difference that gender makes -- Professional standards and discretion in crisis response -- Reflections on the why, how, and what of emotional labor.


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2011.
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Public service employment--Psychological aspects.--United States
Crisis management--United States.


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