The Narrative Structure of Suntzu''s "The Art of War" and Its Managerial Implications

• Main Authors: Shao-Yi Su, 蘇韶懿
• Other Authors: Charng-Horng Hsieh
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1998
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86533968360844555451

博士 === 國立交通大學 === 經營管理研究所 === 87 === The critical difficult of applying knowledge written in paleography to modern management is that the application environment and the structure of application problem have changed. But the researchers have rarely explored the premises and assumptions of argumentation in paleography and defined the application scope of the knowledge from paleography, according to the thinking logic presented in the paleography, then to claim their applications were reasonable and meaningful. Therefore, this research proposes the concept of "The Narrative Structure of Paleography," that include the basic points of view of the text, the logic of the context and argumentation, the premises and assumptions of argumentation, as the core of application research of paleography. This research also proposes "The Creative Transformation Approach for Seeking the Narrative Structure of paleography" to construct the underlying structure of concepts of paleographic author from the concepts that explicitly presented in paleography. After the transformation by "The Creative Transformation Approach for Seeking the Narrative Structure of paleography," this research proposes the narrative structure of Suntzu*s "The Art of War," which contains 11 basic points of view on war of Suntzu, the logic of context and argumentation of Suntzu*s "The Art of War," and 7 restrictions when applying Suntzu*s "The Art of War" to non-military field. According to the narrative structure of Suntzu*s "The Art of War," the text was in describing the basic theory of war. It contained 13 chapters which sequentially elaborated five argumentation: the evaluation of the ability to enter the state of war, war planning, battle planning, the military operations and adaptation of change in battle, and the information collection. This research also discusses some management related concepts of Suntzu, such as chief executive officer, strategy and tactics, planning and implementation, and information. The core of the text was strategy, but the critical factor of fulfilling the effectiveness of strategy was in the coordination of strategy and tactics. In the same logic, planning should coordinate with implementation, planning should base on the condition of resources and the environmental constrains in implementation. As to the duties of chief executive officer, Suntzu emphasized that the main duty of CEO is to lead organization to interact with the environment and the competitors. Concerning the collection and use of information, the purpose of information collection is to predict the change and development of events and environment to avoid impending trouble and seek good luck, and the person is the main channel to get particular and critical information.