BA9265-Organisational Theory, Design & Development |
UNIT – I ORGANISATION & ITS ENVIRONMENT |
Meaning of Organisation – Need for existence - Organisational Effectiveness – Creation of
Value – Measuring Organisational Effectiveness – External Resources Approach, Internal
Systems Approach and Technical approach - HR implications. |
UNIT – II ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN |
Organizational Design – Determinants – Components – Types - Basic Challenges of design –
Differentiation, Integration, Centralization, Decentralization, Standardization, Mutual adjustment-
Mechanistic and Organic Structures- Technological and Environmental Impacts on Design-
Importance of Design – Success and Failures in design - Implications for Managers. |
UNIT – III ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE |
Understanding Culture – Strong and Weak Cultures – Types of Cultures – Importance of Culture
- Creating and Sustaining Culture - Culture and Strategy - Implications for practicing Managers. |
UNIT- IV ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE |
Meaning – Forces for Change - Resistance to Change – Types and forms of change –
Evolutionary and Revolutionary change – Change process -Organisation Development – HR
functions and Strategic Change Management - Implications for practicing Managers. |
UNIT – V ORGANISATION EVOLUTION AND SUSTENANCE |
Organizational life cycle – Models of transformation – Models of Organizational Decision making
– Organizational Learning – Innovation, Intrapreneurship and Creativity-HR implications. |
Text Books |
1. Gareth R.Jones, Organisational Theory, Design & Change, Pearson Education, 7th
Edition 2004.
2. Richard L. Daft, Understanding the theory & Design of Organisations, Cengage
Learning Western, 7th Edition 2007. |
Reference Books |
1. Thomson G. Cummings and Christopher G. Worley, Organisational development and
Change, South Western Thompson, 2007
2. Robbins Organisation Theory; Structure Design & Applications, Prentice Hall of India,
2005.
3. Bhupen Srivastava, Organisational Design and Development: Concepts application,
Biztantra , 2007.
4. Robert A Paton, James Mc Calman, Change Management, A guide to effective
implementation, Response Books, 2005.
5. Adrian ThornHill, Phil Lewis, Mike Millmore and Mark Saunders, Managing Change -A
Human Resource Strategy Approach, Wiley, 2005. |