A Semantic Analysis Model On Managerment Empirical Methodology

The introduction of empirical method in early twentieth century marks the birthof Management, the deepening of the empirical methods leading managementdevelopment. Empirical method is the fundamental research methods of modernmanagement. But current Management empirical research still lack essentialunderstanding to empirical methodology, resulting in some transcendent andmetaphysical management theory. Management overall structure of the empiricalmethod, hierarchical relations and the logical relationship is still lack clearly defined,resulting in the blur of the empirical object, empirical filed confusion and misuse ofempirical methods.Positivism originated in the Enlightenment, is the declaration for naturalscience to get rid of religion and metaphysics and the rational spirit to explore theworld. Modern mathematical logic made empirical thinking into specific operationalscientific method, and led to the Linguistic Turn which made each variousdisciplines to rethink the language as a research tool. Many management problemsare not due to the object of study, but due to the language as the research method. AllManagement theory is expressed through language, all management method isappeared through language. From the semantic analysis, different managementmethod is expressed by different proposition form. How to use language effectivelydecided how to use research methods. In essence, management methodologyproblem is a language problem.Tease out the overall structure of management empirical method throughhistorical survey on empirical method. On this basis, using mathematical logic,Semantics, Pragmatics and Complex Scientific Management methods, in accordancewith the life cycle on information systems development, through three stages tobuild out a semantic model on managerment empirical methodology. In the overallanalysis phase, clarify the planning ideas, such as research object, necessity andbasic functions of this model. In the overall design stage, through five-stepconversion processes, transform management empirical methods into the overallsemantic model. In the detailed design stage, thransform all management empiricalmethod on each level into corresponding proposition description, and define thelogical form and semantic properties on each type of proposition. Finally using the semantic model, clarified language problems in management methodology throughfour cases.Through establish the semantic model, unified management methodology inlanguage level, and make management methods become an organic whole withassociated and structured. Regulate the principles and standards of managementempirical method, and delineate the boundaries of empirical research andnon-empirical research. Analysis the use of management methods, and avoidtranscendent management theory and meaningless management proposition bymisuse management empirical method.