Organization Development and Change

Paper Code: 
MHR 423
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

 

CO 169 Analyze and evaluate the process of Organizational Development. CO 170 Develop an insight into how to lead, adopt and manage change.

CO 171 Develop skills to collaboratively manage the culture of an organization CO 172 Develop the skills to design interventions as needed.

CO 173 Analyse and evaluate various aspects of Change Management and Key roles involved in managing change in organizations.

CO 174 Examine the technicalities of counselling and develop skills for counselling as intervention.

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

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

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

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

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

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

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

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

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

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

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.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • French, Bell & Vohra., “Organizational Development”, Pearson Publications, New Delhi, Sixth Edition
  • Ashwathappa K. “ Organizational Behaviour”,Himalaya Publishing House,12th Edition 2017

 

References: 

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:

 

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

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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