Ormerod, R. J. (2021) The logic of semiotics applied to mathematical and social interaction in operational research consulting practice : towards a foundational view. Systems Research and Behavioral Science . doi:10.1002/sres.2828 (In Press)

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Abstract

The paper investigates semiotics as an integrative, foundational framework for operational research (OR). To this end, the semiotics of the pragmatist C.S. Peirce is explained and its application in OR research, and consulting practice is explored. It is the fourth in a series of papers each seeking to ground OR in a different logic: philosophic/mathematical logic, pragmatic logic, economic logic and now semiotic logic. For Peirce, semiotics is a logic, and as such it is argued in the paper that it can embrace philosophical/mathematical, pragmatic and economic logics. The comprehensive nature of semiotics is such that it brings to a close the research programme aimed at establishing foundations for OR. However, the closure of one programme opens up another—the application of semiotics in OR practice and academic research. Possible avenues for further research include learning from, and collaboration with, neighbouring disciplines such as information systems and computer science.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
SWORD Depositor:	Library Publications Router
Journal or Publication Title:	Systems Research and Behavioral Science
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN:	1092-7026
Official Date:	16 December 2021
Dates:	Date Event 16 December 2021 Available 25 November 2021 Accepted
DOI:	10.1002/sres.2828
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	In Press
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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