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Labour of love: An emotional tale of family business

Collins, Lorna; Grisoni, Louise; Thornton, P.

Authors

Lorna Collins

Louise Grisoni

P. Thornton



Abstract

The role that emotional labour plays in family business is relatively under-investigated. This paper illuminates the nature of emotional labour (Hochschild 1979) in a well-known UK family business. It draws on detailed narrative accounts from a member of the family business. Existing literature about emotions in family businesses has tended to focus on the emotions in relationships, the expression of
negative emotions, and emotions and change in succession, transferring power, and decision making.
The narrative presented in this paper points to evidence that emotional labour exists in a family business and that it may manifest in ways not previously considered.

Citation

Collins, L., Grisoni, L., & Thornton, P. Labour of love: An emotional tale of family business. Manuscript submitted for publication

Journal Article Type Article
Deposit Date Sep 28, 2010
Journal Journal of Organisational Behaviour
Print ISSN 1099-1379
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Keywords family business, emotions
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/984099
Publisher URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-1379


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