Comparing methods for mapping organizational cognition

Organization Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 833-860

  Nicolini, Davide ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Organizational cognition; Social representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039258361     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840699205006     Document Type: Article

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