Giousmpasoglou, C., Papavasileiou, E., Marinakou, E., Hall, K., Kyritsis, T. and Radhakrishnan, N., 2025. Unmasking the surface acting and emotional exhaustion of frontline employees in the UK’s fine dining sector. International Journal of Spa and Wellness, 2025 (Apr), 1-18.
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DOI: 10.1080/24721735.2025.2469002
Abstract
Drawing on the self-regulatory resource depletion theory, we unmask the process of surface acting and emotional exhaustion that takes place in the fine dining sector. We test a hypothesis and respond to three research questions using data with closed and open-ended questions from a purposive sample of frontline employees in the UK (N = 134). The findings offer a novel five stage well-being model that explains how specific work conditions (Stage 1) trigger emotions that frontline fine dining employees regulate with surface acting (Stage 2), a phenomenon that gains momentum and magnitude as it continues, requiring employees to use resources (stage 3) which are limited and quickly depleted leading to emotional exhaustion (Stage 4), a negative work outcome that front-line employees in fine-dining use various strategies to cope with (Stage 5). Implications for practitioners are discussed and future directions for workplace wellness programmes are proposed.
Item Type: | Article |
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ISSN: | 2472-1735 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Self-regulation;Frontline employees;Well-being;Exhaustion;Fine dining restaurants;Workplace wellness |
Group: | Bournemouth University Business School |
ID Code: | 40995 |
Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
Deposited On: | 16 May 2025 10:38 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2025 10:38 |
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