Comparative study between mediCal and management researCh methods. the Case of qualimetriC & soCio-eConomiC interventionresearCh

Abstract

Transformative intervention-researches in management sciences [1] [2] come up against the resistance of other research conceptions, which mention their non scientific characteristic as an explanation. This paper offers a comparative study between health sciences and management sciences research methods. Medical research, which is universally recognized in sciences or with regard to academic recognition and societal credibility [3], could be a relevant referent to try to enlighten the scientism of intervention-research in management sciences. Our hypothesis is that in management sciences, transformative qualimetric interventionresearch allows a relevant and effective theorization thanks to rigorous observation methods and tools, resorted to upstream of the scientific process and analogous to experimental research, as universally used in medical research. The comparison between some management sciences research methods and some health sciences research methods enabled to highlight significant closeness between qualimetric and socio-economic intervention-research and clinical medical research.