Visualizing Embodied Experiences: Drawing as a Form of Reflective Inquiry Informed by Gestalt Art Therapy

IF 4.5 2区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS
Miikka J. Lehtonen
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This paper addresses the burgeoning interest in management studies concerning methodologies that generate societal or organizational impact. While much research has focused on tackling major societal and environmental challenges, less is known about how management research can benefit research participants. A promising approach involves developing novel methodologies that prioritize theoretical contributions through self-reflections by both researchers and participants. Drawing, as a participatory methodology, holds considerable potential since it can express feelings and embodied experiences that may be hard to put into words. This study advocates for a participatory visual methodology using drawing, inspired by Gestalt art therapy, as a means to create a caring relationship with the participant and promote self-reflection. The study offers three contributions that broaden the methodological scope of management studies: explaining the interplay between drawing, reflecting and theorizing; demonstrating how visual analysis can integrate the individual and their environment by drawing on Gestalt therapy's concept of contact boundary; and explaining how drawing can promote accountability in research with participants. To illustrate the contributions, the paper draws on two research projects that highlight the significance of self-reflection in relation to embodied experiences and explain why it is important for both researchers and participants.

具象化体验:绘画作为一种以格式塔艺术疗法为基础的反思性探究形式
本文论述了管理研究中对产生社会或组织影响的方法的日益浓厚的兴趣。虽然许多研究都侧重于应对重大的社会和环境挑战,但人们对管理研究如何使研究参与者受益却知之甚少。一种很有前景的方法是开发新的方法论,通过研究人员和参与者的自我反思,优先考虑理论贡献。绘画作为一种参与式方法,具有相当大的潜力,因为它可以表达难以用语言表达的感受和体验。受格式塔艺术疗法的启发,本研究提倡使用绘画这种参与式视觉方法,以此与参与者建立关爱关系,促进自我反思。本研究做出了三项贡献,拓宽了管理研究的方法论范围:解释了绘画、反思和理论化之间的相互作用;通过借鉴格式塔疗法的接触边界概念,展示了视觉分析如何将个人与环境融为一体;以及解释了绘画如何在与参与者的研究中促进责任感。为了说明这些贡献,本文借鉴了两个研究项目,这两个项目强调了与具身体验相关的自我反思的重要性,并解释了为什么自我反思对研究人员和参与者都很重要。
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期刊介绍: The British Journal of Management provides a valuable outlet for research and scholarship on management-orientated themes and topics. It publishes articles of a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary nature as well as empirical research from within traditional disciplines and managerial functions. With contributions from around the globe, the journal includes articles across the full range of business and management disciplines. A subscription to British Journal of Management includes International Journal of Management Reviews, also published on behalf of the British Academy of Management.
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