The management system as an object of research is divided into groups. They are directly related to the structure of the organization itself. The more complex the organization, the more complex its system. In accordance with this, simple systems are distinguished whose behavior is completely predictable, while the number of links in such systems can be different. Complex systems perceive information from outside the company and react to it in a certain way. The behavior can be predicted. And too complex systems that have intelligence, so their behavior, due to the huge number of alternatives, is almost unpredictable.
Each organization has a specific management system as an object of research. The study of a specific management system is carried out only on the basis of a certain scientific concept. It is worth noting that the control system as an object of study is used as a means of studying certain characteristics regarding a specific control object. It promotes a deep understanding of the personal characteristics of the studied object and the functioning of the entire organization as a system.
The management system as an object of research of any organization is a complex system formed to collect, process and analyze information to obtain the best final result.
At the same time, it is quite difficult to imagine an object in the form of a system, since the system has a lot of definitions, and the difficulty lies in the need to choose a single formulation that is entirely used in the formation of a real control system.
Thus, the control system as an object of study can be characterized by a number of features. It consists of at least two elements that are arranged hierarchically, while the elements of the system are interconnected due to direct and feedback; the system is an inextricable, single whole with fixed connections with the external environment.
The research process applies to all areas of the organization. The weaknesses and strengths of the organization, the marketing and production process, marketing services, financial condition, staff and culture should be investigated.
It is on this that the classification of research on control systems is based.
Management survey - a method used to diagnose problems within the organization. This method is based on an integrated approach applicable to various functional areas of the organization: marketing, finance, production, personnel, organizational culture and the image of the organization, i.e. aimed at the internal environment.
However, the classification of research management systems extends to the analysis of environmental factors of the company. This provides a timely response to threats and allows you to develop plans and strategies that allow the company to achieve goals and convert potential threats into opportunities.
The classification of studies of control systems is quite multifaceted and directly depends on the type of organization activity and the goals that should be achieved as a result of the study.
Empirical research methods of control systems include all those methods, techniques, methods of cognitive activity, consolidation and formulation of knowledge, which are the content of the practice or its result.
Empirical methods for studying control systems, according to L. A. Mikeshin, can be divided into subgroups, which include methods for studying and isolating an empirical object, for example, observation, experiment, measurement, and methods for systematizing and processing acquired empirical knowledge, i.e. scientific knowledge, fact.