Psychoanalysis, collective viewing and the “social photo matrix” in organizational research

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-104

  Warren, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiencing; Organizational change; Organizational development; Photography; Psychoanalysis; Visual research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876299542     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465641211223483     Document Type: Article

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