Abstract:
Organisational energy is described in the literature as a renewable resource that
can be viewed as a differentiator between excellent and mediocre performance of
organisations. The level of intensity of energy can have a positive or negative
effect on employees. The objective of this research was to identify the drivers and
inhibitors of productive organisational energy and to determine whether the
factors differ across the various levels of employees in an organisation. The
nominal group technique was used to conduct qualitative exploratory research in
a mining organisation. Fifty-eight employees at three different levels at two coal
mines participated in the study. The main enabling factors of productive
organisational energy were found to be recognition, job security and management
support. The major inhibitors were found to be bureaucracy, lack of discipline and
lack of resources. Substantial differences were found between the respondents
from the three different levels of employees. The implications of these findings are
discussed.