Exploring the visual in organizations and management

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-15

  Davison, Jane ^a   McLean, Christine ^a   Warren, Samantha ^a,c   Mclean, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Image; Management; Management education; Organizational performance; Organizations; Photographs; Visual research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993072594     PISSN: 17465648     EISSN: 17465656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465641211223528     Document Type: Article

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