Title: Towards the measurement of organisational consciousness

Authors: Walter Baets; Erna Oldenboom; Kosheek Sewchurran

Addresses: Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa ' Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa ' Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract: In this paper we explore consciousness as the leading principle to manage towards a successful and healthy organisation. To do this we bring together findings significant to management theory, practice and leadership from amongst others the emerging scientific paradigms of complexity theory, quantum field theory, living systems biology, and mind-body healing, and apply this to organisational structure. This paper aims at suggesting a workable measurement of organisational consciousness, based on the concept of coherence on both the individual and the organisational levels. Finally the systemic integration of coherence and corporate success are explored.

Keywords: measurement; organisational consciousness; organisational coherence; individual coherence; systemic management audit; healthy organisations; corporate success; complexity theory; quantum field theory; living systems biology; mind-body healing; organisational structure.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCLM.2016.075031

International Journal of Complexity in Leadership and Management, 2016 Vol.3 No.1/2, pp.1 - 21

Received: 22 Aug 2014
Accepted: 02 Jun 2015
Published online: 01 Mar 2016 *

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