Despertar ontológico: la terna prohibida de racionalidad, emocionalidad y espiritualidad en la gerencia postconvencional

Abstract

This essay examines the ontological status of organizations, proposing a post-conventional holistic paradigm that transcends the traditional administrative mechanism. Wilber (2022) grounds this integration in four independent quadrants: individual consciousness, observable behavior, collective culture, and social systems; developed across evolutionary levels (pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional) and multiple lines: cognitive, emotional, moral, and spiritual. He rejects fragmented solutions, demanding holistic integration. Kegan's (1994) framework explains the transition to post-conventional orders of consciousness, elevating cognitive and emotional complexity to systemic thinking and mature leadership that internalizes complex organizational contradictions. Also considering Mitroff's (2003) work on spirituality in management, it is the desire to find an ultimate goal and a sense of transcendence in the intentional, day-to-day work. This indicates that an organization recognizes the human need for meaning, manages its operational complexity, and strengthens its essence, becoming more resilient, ethical, and humane, thus encouraging managers to understand their transcendental dimension in order to lead authentically. The methodology employed is the critical interpretive paradigm, using a qualitative approach with the application of phenomenology and hermeneutic analysis (Gadamer, 1975). Similarly, Caciope (2020) synthesizes this triad: managerial effectiveness emerges from Wilber's (2022) rational harmony, Kegan's emotional maturity, and Mitroff's spiritual purpose. The aim is to examine the ontological status of these triads via a post-conventional approach, analyze the contributions of Wilber, Kegan, and Mitroff, and propose practical implications for general leadership. This ontological awakening seeks to redefine the essence of organizations, proposing that managerial effectiveness arises from the harmony between rational logic, emotional maturity, and transcendental purpose.