(Im)perfect pictures: Snaplogs in performativity research

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-71

  Bramming, Pia ^a   Hansen, Birgitte Gorm ^b   Bojesen, Anders ^c   Olesen, Kristian Gylling ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c HK/Stat   (Denmark)

^d Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Logs; Management; Non representationalism; Organizational performance; Organizations; Performativity; Photographs; Qualitative research; Research methods; Snaplog; Visual research methods; Working environment; Written communications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876301590     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465641211223465     Document Type: Article

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