Beyond Individual Mindsets: A Self-Coaching Exercise in Organizational Culture

Key Research Finding: Using Structural Contingency Theory as her conceptual framework, Lillian Moya’s research documented an organization in India that successfully adapted a psychological method from therapeutic practice into an organizational framework. Structural Contingency Theory—which examines how all aspects of context change and affect one another—proved ideal for understanding the complex interplay among Indian cultural context, organizational structure, and the possibility of integrating context itself as a new contingency. By embedding this therapeutic method within their mission and vision as concrete goals, they created a cognitive culture so influential that it extends beyond the organization itself. Members now embody these principles in their individual behavior, collective actions, and their ongoing teaching to community members and students.