How organizational systemic constellations foster organizational trauma healing

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Nikolić, Domagoj^{; *} | Dermol, Valerij

Affiliations: International School for Social and Business Studies, Celje, Slovenia

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Domagoj Nikolić, PhD student at International School for Social and Business Studies, Mariborska cesta 7, 3000 Celje, Slovenia (https://mfdps.si/). Tel.: +385 095 540 35 33; Fax: +385 020 433 001; E-mail: domagoj.nikolic@croatia.rit.edu.

Abstract: BACKGROUND:Systemic Constellations Work (SCW) is a non-conventional method of dealing with organizational development and change that has been gaining popularity since the 1990s. OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to understand how kinesthetic and spatial sensations gained through SCW translate into knowledge with a particular focus on the longer-term organizational effects. METHODS:We performed semi-structured interviews and used triangulation of sources (constellator and clients) and methods (inductive, deductive coding and ethnographic approach). RESULTS:The study identified a phase model of SCW process revolving around organizational trauma enmeshed in the context of personal, organizational and social systemic fields. CONCLUSIONS:The results imply that SCW is a valid method of trauma healing and prevention.

Keywords: Organizational systemic constellations, organizational trauma, grounded theory, semi-structured interviews, combined research

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-211570

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 483-501, 2022