This course will enable the students with skills in organizational Development and change Management to diagnose issues and design interventions.
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24MHR423 |
Organization Development & Change (Theory) |
CO514: Analyze the dynamics of organization development, including its values, briefs and Assumptions. CO515: Appraise the skills to assess organizational development interventions. CO516: Evaluate the impact of organizational development through Comprehensive and Structural Interventions. CO517: Analyze the implementation of Change Management. CO518: Examine the significance of Transition Management in the organization. CO519: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Case Study
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, presentations |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation |
Organization Development: Concept, Characteristics of OD, Historical background of OD-First Generation, Second Generation and Third Generation OD, Process of OD. Values, Beliefs and Assumptions in OD: Concept, Types of Values-Humanistic, Optimistic and Democratic values, Implications of OD Values, Beliefs and Assumptions
Organization Development interventions: Concept, Types of OD Intervention Team Intervention-Concept, Types of Teams, Characteristics of effective team, Formal Group Diagnostic Meeting, Process Consultation, Gestalt Approach to Team –building, Role Analysis Technique, Role Negotiation Technique, Force field analysis and Responsibility Charting Inter group and third party peace-making interventions-Concept, Intergroup team building intervention. Third party peace-making Intervention, organization Mirroring and Partnering
Organization Development interventions: Comprehensive Intervention-Concept, Approaches of Comprehensive Intervention- Getting the whole system in one room, Confrontation Meetings, Stream analysis, Strategic Management Activities, Grid OD and Transformational Development Structural Interventions-Concept, Approaches of Structural Intervention- Sociotechnical Systems, Work Redesign, Quality Circles, MBO and appraisal, Quality of Work Life Projects, Parallel Learning Structures, Total Quality Management, Self- Design Strategy, Large Scale System Change
Change Management: Meaning, Factors of Change-External and Internal, Types of Change, Process of Change Resistance to Change- Meaning, Factors affecting resistance of Change-Individual, Group and Organization, Strategies to overcoming resistance to change
Change Agent-Meaning, Role of Change Agents- consultant, internal resource persons, implementation team and chief implementer
Transition Management: introduction, rules, stages, process of managing transition.
*Case studies related to entire topics are to be taught.
French, Bell & Vohra., “Organizational Development”, Pearson Publications, New Delhi, Sixth Edition
Ashwathappa K. “ Organizational Behaviour”,Himalaya Publishing House,12th Edition 2017
Suggested Readings:
Ramnarayan,Rao., ”Organization Development”,SAGE Publications,2nd Edition 2011 Bhattacharya D Kumar., “Organization Change & Development,Oxford Publications 2012 Krishnamacharyulu, Ramakrishnan., “ Organization Development”, PHI Learning Pvt. LTd. 2014 Udai Pareek., “HRD & Organizational Development”, Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi.
E-resources:
Organization Development and Training,French & Bell,Mc Graw Hill Education., https://www.expresslibrary.mheducation.com/bookshelf
Journals:
Vikalpa , http:// sagepub.com Asian Journal of Management Cases, http:// sagepub.com South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, http:// sagepub.com Journal of Organizations and Human Behaviour., http://publishingindia.com