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AGNI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Management Studies
1. Course Details Course Name Course Code Course Credit Semester Class to which the course is offered Faculty offering the course Department which the faculty belongs to Faculty Contact Faculty Office
Organization Theory Design and Development

BA9265 3 3 MBA 2012 Ms. S. Chitra, Assistant Professor Department of Management Studies chitra.mba@act.edu.in, MBA Block

2. Course Objectives This course helps us to understand the meaning of organization and its effectiveness. Various Organizational designs and its importance will be studied with examples. The determining factors of organizational design will be discussed in detail. The course will also indicate the essence of Organization culture and explains various types of culture with its own pros and cons. The course simplifies and teaches us the ways to be followed when implementing a change in the organization. The final part of the subject is to study about the organization evolution and sustenance. 3. Lesson Plan Unit Periods required Topic 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Outline Meaning of Organization, Qualities and Role of a Manager, Need for Organization Existence, Organization Effectiveness, Approaches to determine organization Effectiveness,

Organization and Its Environment

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Organizational Design

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Continued HR Implications, Unit Revision Introduction and Meaning of Organization Design, 2. Organization Structure and its Elements, 3. Determinants of Organization Design, 4. Continued 5. Components of Organization Design, 6. Continued 7. Technological and Environmental Impact of Design, 8. Types of Organization Design, 9. Continued 10. Basic Challenges of Design, 11. Continued 12. Importance of Design, 13. Success and Failures of design, 14. Question Bank Discussion, 15. Unit Revision 1. Introduction of Organization Culture, 2. Functions of Organization Culture, 3. Types of Organization Culture and its importance, 4. Creating and sustaining the Culture, 5. Culture and Strategy, 6. Question Bank Discussion and Unit Revision 1. Organization change and its characteristics, 2. Forces and Resistance to change, 3. Types and Forms of Change / Change Process 4. Organization Development HR

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5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 5 6 Organization Evolution and Sustenance 4. 5. 6.

Functions and Strategic Change Management, Question Bank Discussion and Unit Revision Organization Life Cycle, Models of transformation, Models of Organizational Decision making, Organization Learning, Innovation, Intrapreneurship and Creativity, Unit Revision

4. Assignments Asst.No 1 2 3 Week 3 6 9 Coverage Periods 1 to 15 Periods 16 to 30 Periods 31 to 45 Due by 7 days 7 days 7 days

5. Internal Exam Exam No 1 2 3 Month Aug/Sep 2012 Oct 2012 Nov/Dec 2012 Coverage Period 1 to 14 Period 15 to 30 Period 1 to 45 Duration 1.30 Hours 1.30 Hours 3 Hours

6. Recommended Readings 1. Garetth R. Jones. Organisational Theory, Design and Change. Pearson Education,seveth Edition, 2004. 2. Richard L. Daft. Understanding the theory and Design of Organisation. Cengage Learning Western, 3. Seventh Edition, 2007. 4. Robbins. Organisation Theory Structure Design and Applications. Prentice Hall of India, 2005. 5. Stephen Robinson. Organization Behaviour. Prentice Hall, 2007.

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6. Bhupen Srivastava. Organisational Design and Development: Concepts application. Biztantra, 2007. 6.1 Additional Readings Visit the following for more information related to the course topics: www.coursematerial.org/Organizationtheory www.ups.edu/courseware/organizationbehaviour www.scribd.com

7. Specific Instructions to the Students Students must be present for all the classes of Organization Design. Special concentration is required when attempting the case studies in the subject. Be a good listener in the class. Assignments given must be submitted according to the time schedule mentioned in the lesson plan without any deviations. Attendance percentage must be above ninety percentage to score good internal marks. Proper Class work note must be maintained separately for this subject. Internal exams must be taken up seriously to get nice marks in the University examination. Discipline and decorum is expected from all the students during the forth coming semester.