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Organizational Development (Theory)
This course will enable students to understand the foundations and historical development of organizational development, evaluate the impact of external environmental factors on organizational behavior, and analyze individual and group behaviors within organizations.
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Organizational Development (Theory) |
CO125: Develop an understanding of the foundations of organizational behaviour, its challenges and opportunities in the current scenario. CO126: Critically evaluate the potential effects of important developments in the external environment (such as globalisation and advances in technology) on organisationalbehaviour. CO127: Appraise one’s own management style as it relates to influencing and managing behaviour in the organisation systems. CO128:Analyse individual human behaviour in the workplace as influenced by personality, values, perceptions, and attitudes. CO129: Enhance critical thinking and analysis skills through the use of management case studies and small group exercises. CO130: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, application based questions, Seminar presentation, |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, |
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History of organizational development; the laboratory training stem; the survey research and feedback stem; the action research stem; the sociotechnical and socio-clinical stem; second generation OD; Extent of application
Early Statements of OD Values and assumptions; Implications of OD Values and Assumptions; A values study; OD Consultants- knowledge and competencies; Octapace situations in sales/marketing functions
Models and theories of planned change; systems theory; participation and empowerment; teams and teamwork; parallel learning structures; A normative-re-educative strategy of changing; applied behavioral science; recent developments in OD research
Data collection and diagnosis; the action component- OD interventions; the program management component
Action research- a process and approach; examples of action research in OD; Indian case studies; genesis of OD in the company; the OD process- a diagnostic study
· Luthans, F. (1998). Organizational Behavior (8th Edition). Irwin: McGraw Hill.
· Robbins, S.P., Timothy A.J and Vohra N. (2013). OrganisationalBehaviour (15th Ed.) Noida: Pearson India Education.
· Schultz D.P. and Schultz, S.E. (1998). Psychology and Industry Today: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (6th Edition). New York: Mac Millen.
Suggested Readings
· Gann, D. M., & Dodgson, M. (2018). The Playful Entrepreneur: How to Adapt and Thrive in Uncertain Times. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30024-068-9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv6hp30m
· Hollway, W. (1991). Work Psychology and Organizational Behavior: Managing the Individual at work. New Delhi: Sage.
· Khandwalla, P. N. (1994). Designing Organizational Effectiveness. Tata McGraw Hill.
· Muchinksy, P. M. 1997). Psychology Applied to Work: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology. California: Brooks & Cole.
· Neufeld, E. P. (1969). A Global Corporation: A History of the International Development of Massey-Ferguson Limited. University of Toronto Press. EISBN: 978-1-48758-613-3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctv5j03qh
· Rao, T.V. (1990). Human Resource Development. New Delhi: U.B.S.
E-Resources
· Organizational Development https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/82467/3/Unit-11.pdf
· Values in Organizational Development https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/epgpdata/uploads/epgp_content/S001610/P001712/M020746/ET/1499144433Mod22module22.pdf
Action Research in Organizational Development https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333877673_Organizational_Development_-_An_Action_Research_Model_Approach
