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Hospitality Administration and Management

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Theses/Dissertations

2008

Casinos – Employees; Customer service

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An Observational Tool For Measuring The Dealer's Emotional Labor In A Casino, Alfred Sukwon Jang Dec 2008

An Observational Tool For Measuring The Dealer's Emotional Labor In A Casino, Alfred Sukwon Jang

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The hotel industry has been interested in friendliness as a means of improving the relationships with customers. Upon how to operationally measure the employee’s friendliness, emerging studies have mentioned emotional labor at work. This study developed an observational tool for measuring the dealer's emotional labor in a casino by observing the smiling, eye contact, collecting in a gentle manner, greeting, thanking, and apologizing.