Between surface and deep acting: A strategy to get a good feeling at workplace

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N.A. Wulansari, V.W. Putri, D. Ranihusna, S. Ridloah

2021 IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 747 Issue 1 Conference paper Cited by 0 Quartile

Abstract

Emotional variables have been considered as a significant practice for organization. However, there is still need empirical confirmation to indicate how these emotional variables have a role in the workplace specially to interact with customer. This study aims to examine the influence of emotional intelligent on employee performance through the following mediator variables: surface acting, deep acting, work engagement and work burnout. Data collected from 121 employees of an insurance companies in Semarang City, Indonesia were empirically tested using WarpPLS 6.0. Respondents completed measures of the variables through questioner with the Likert scale. The findings revealed that emotional intelligent was mediated surface acting, deep acting, work engagement and work burnout in which it can increase employee performance. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Department Management, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Sekaran, Gunungpati, Semarang, 50229, Indonesia