ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the potential of visual research materials to shed light on problematic aspects of organizational life that are normally hidden and supressed. In work organizations, meanings are created and transmitted not only through language but also through visual means. However, organizational and management research is still largely based on discursive research materials. Visual research materials can be classified into researcher-generated, participant-created, and found materials. According to Andrew Clark, Lisa Morris, and Gillian Rose, participant-created materials—especially photographs—are most commonly used in social science research. Drawings have also been used extensively to understand people's lived experiences. The act of drawing pictures not only involves visualizing—or visually representing—one's personal views and experiences, but also constructing them visually. Inspired by the 'visual turn' in the social sciences and management and organizational research, this research uses participant-created drawings to examine organizational experiences.
