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UDO-RM14
(MBA-RM 2014-16: Term-III)

Understanding Development Organisations
Credits 2
Faculty Name Prof.S.Peppin
Program MBA in Rural Management
Academic Year and Term 2014-2016, Term 3

1. Scope and Course Description
Often, the study on organisations focuses on business or for profit organisations. Organisations that are engaged in empowering the poor and the mariginalised have not received the attention that they deserve. Hence, the need to understand the design, structure, roles and functions of such organisations seem to occupy a dominant position in the development sector.

It is increasingly seen that development work is no more the forte of NGOs and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as more and more business organisations/corporations too are evincing keen interest in developing the poor and the marginalized. Their engagement in the social development sector is also seen as a strategy for promoting sustainable and inclusive development. Private and public sector organisations are no more in a position to transact business and earn profit at the cost of environmental degradation and marginalization and exclusion of communities which depend on the natural resources for their livelihood and survival. The increasing pressure on the business organisations to display greater degree of social responsibility and ethical and environmental sensitivity is in a way encouraging them to address development issues which were hitherto perceived as the role of NGOs and CSOs. Needless to say that the Government is a major player in development. However, we would like to keep Government out of the purview of this course.

Broadly, this course tries to address three set of issues/factors. The first set relates to understanding the typology of development organisations on the basis of their engagement with the poor and the marginalised communities and underdeveloped regions. The second set relates to some of the structural, strategic and operational issues such organisations are confronted with. The third set relates to understanding the strategies they are using to embrace change and their effort to build partnership/coalition for development, particularly in the context of Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

2. Student Learning Outcomes

· acquire a demonstrable understanding of the context of development and development organisations
· scan and analyse the internal and external environment affecting development organisations
· Understand and analyse various strategic issues in development organisations
· Analyse the changing nature of development organisations
· Appreciate the issues related to building partnership with Government, Multinational, UN and other Organisations
· Build a culture of learning in development organisations

Text Books and Reading Material

1. Fisher Julie (2003): Non-Governments: NGOs and the Political Development of the Third World, Rawat Publications, New Delhi
2. Chadha et al (2003): Organisational Behaviour: A Framework for Non-Government Development Organisations, CYSD, Bhubaneswar
3. Jain C. Subhash and Sushil Vachani (2006): Mulitinational Corporations and Global Poverty Reduction, Edward Elgar, USA
4. Verghese, B.G. (2006) Tomorrow’s India, Penguin, New Delhi
5. Gortner et al (2007): Organisation Theory: A Public and Nonprofit Perspective, Wadsworth, New Delhi
6. Vijay Padaki and Manjulika Vaz (2005): Management Development in Non-Profit Organisations: A Programme for Governing Board, Sage, New Delhi
7. Drucker F. Peter (1993): Managing the Nonprofit Organisations, Macmillan, Delhi
8. Dharmarajan, Shivani (2007):NGOs as prime Movers, Kanisha Publishers, New delhi
9. Jordan, Lisa and Tuijl, V.Peter (2006): NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles and Innovations, Ear scan, London
10. Nelson, J.Paul (1995): The World Bank and Non-Governmental Organisations: the Limits of Apolitical Development, Palgrave, New York
11. Kotler, Philip (2008): Corporate Social Responsibility: Doing the Most Good for Your Company and Your Cause, Wiley India, New Delhi
12. David Bonstein (2005): How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, Penguin, New Delhi
13. Diane P. Maine and Nicolas Yasgi (2011): Village Matters, OUP, New Delhi
14. Jeff Bezos et al (2011): Business Leaders Who Changed the World. Jaico, New Delhi
15. Daft Richard (2010): Organisation Theory and Design, 10th Edition, CENGAGE Learning, USA
16. The Essentials of Managing Change and Transition (2005): Harvard Business School Press, Boston

4. Tentative Session Plan
Sl.No
Topic(s)
Readings
1. Course introduction and Typology of Development Organisations
      Prem Chadha et al: Nature of NGDOs
      Padaki and Vaz: A Systems Perspective on Organisational Effectiveness
2. Compassion, Social Action and Social EnterpriseFrost J. Peter et al., Seeing Organisations Differently: Three Lenses on Compassion, in Hand Book of Organisation Studies
Harsh Mander: Social Action to Overcome Some Day
Vieira E. Walter.,(2003): Time for Non-Profits to Professionalise, Indian Management, April, 2003
    3&4
Scanning External and Internal Environment and Mapping and Understanding Institutional Capacity of Development Organisations
      Different formats for mapping institutional capacity will be used and the students will be enabled to present case studies
5Design and Structure of Development OrganisationsRaymond E.Miles et al (2010): Designing Organisations to Meet the 21st –Century Opportunities and Challenges, Organisational Dynamics, Vol.xxx, No.xxx, 2010

Nohria Nitin (1995): Note on Organisation Structure, HBS, 1995

Daft L. Richard (2010): Organisation Theory and Design, 10th Edition, Chapter 2

      6&7
Strategic Issues and Challenges in Development Organisations Porter, M.E: What is Strategy?
Pankaj Jain, Peter Uvin and David Brown: Think Large and Act Small: Toward a New Paradigm for NGO Scaling Up
Bunker Roy: Grassroots Development through Community Action
Julie Fisher: NGOs,Civil Society and Political Development
Paul Nelson: Advocacy and Ambiguity: NGO Advocacy in International Policy
    John K. Ryans Jr: Marketing and Global Poverty Reduction
Kotler, Philip (2008): Corporate Social Responsibility: Doing the Most Good for Your Company and Your Cause(Selected chapters)
Selected readings articles on Corporate Social Opportunity and Responsibility and Sustainability will also be provided.
8Credibility, Transparency and Accountability Frits Wils: Scaling-up, Mainstreaming and Accountability: The Challenges for NGOs
Role of Credibility Alliance will be presented and discussed
      9
Leadership Challenges in Development OrganisationsLife history of founders of some of the leading organisations from the corporate and social sector. (Will be given in the class for discussion)
Ken W. Parry and Alan Bryman: Leadership in Organisations
Eisenstat, Beer, Foote, Fredberg and Norrgren: The Uncompromising Leader, BHR, 2008
Applebaum and Paese: What Senior Leaders Do: The Nine Roles of Strategic leadership
10&11Managing Change in Development Organisations: Challenges and ChoicesCase study on Gram Vikas, SEWA, MYRADA and PPL will be discussed.
Schaffer H. Robert and Harvey A. Thomson (1992): Successful Change Programs Begin with Results, HBR, January-February, 1992
Selected readings from The Essentials of Managing Change and Transition (2005): Harvard Business School Press
12Role of Business Corporations in Poverty Reduction: Challenges and ChoicesSubhash C.Jain and Sushil Vachani: The role of MNCs in Alleviating Global Poverty
Hildey Teegan: Achieving MDGs: Ways for MNCs to Effectively Interface with NGOs
13&14Building Partnership for Sustainability and Sustainable DevelopmentNorman Uphoff, Dealing With Government and Politics
John Clark, The State, Popular Participation and the Voluntary Sector
David Hulme and Micheal Edwards, NGOs, States and Donors: An Over View
Julie Fisher: The Impact of NGOs on Governments: The Role of NGO Autonomy
Julie Fisher: Subnational Governments and NGOs
Arun Maira: Building Bridges across Boundaries: Partnerships for Development
M.K. Bhat and Anita: Sustainability of Interventions: Withdrawal-The concept, Need and Implications.
Case study on the Role of XIMB, National Foundation of India and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs in Building Partnership for Sustainability and CSR
15Building a Culture of Learning Garvin, Edmondson and Gino: Is Yours a Learning Organisation?, HBR, 2008
Levitt and James: Organisational Learning

5. Evaluation

6. Academic Integrity

Respect for Learning and Sharing
Respect for Self and Others
Respect for the Development Organisations and the Poor and the Marginalised
Respect for PGPRM and XIMB /XU
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