The use of multi-dimensional scaling: a cognitive mapping technique in occupational settings

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 204-214

  Ferguson, Eamonn ^a   Kerrin, Máire ^a   Patterson, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b The Boots Company PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Individual behaviour; Occupational psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146049     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949710174829     Document Type: Article

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