Visual culture in organizations : theory and cases / Alexander Styhre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Styhre.

Contributor:

Alexander.

Series:

Management, organizations and society (London, England) ; 9.

Routledge studies in management, organizations, and society ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visual perception--Social aspects.

Visual perception.

Visual sociology.

Organizational sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Vision and visuality are two concepts widely discussed and debated in philosophy and social science literature. Some authors even suggest that the entire Western intellectual tradition is strongly shaped by the paradigm of vision; the inspection and analysis of specimens collected from social reality are regarded as the only legitimate source of truth. However, in organizations, a variety of visual practices are employed in for instance science-based innovation in for instance the pharmaceutical industry and in architect work. Such visual practices include the use of various technoscientifi

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Preface; Foreword; Part I: Epistemologies of Vision; 1 Introduction: From the Lexical to the Visual; 2 The Visual Turn in Social Science and Organization Theory; Part II: Practices of Seeing; 3 Vision and Visualization in Science-Based Innovation Work; 4 Vision and Visualization in Architect Work; Part III: Concluding Remarks; 5 The Primacy of Vision and Its Implication for Organization Theory; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-95007-9

1-136-95008-7

1-282-62910-7

9786612629105

0-203-84868-3

9780203848685

OCLC:

645246346