OC&D P06

OC&D P06
PGDM 2006-08 : TERM-V

ORGANISATION CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
COURSE PLAN
Course Instructors: Dr. S. Peppin & Dr. Snigdha Pattnaik

1. Scope:

Organisations, as living organisms, are susceptible to many changes. Often these changes are effected by factors, which are both external and internal to organizations. In addition, these changes have an impact both within and outside the organisation. Organisation Development (OD) enables us to understand these factors and to take appropriate interventions to make and manage changes, which is possible only if the organization has embraced the culture of learning. The culture of learning is largely influenced by the systems and practices the organizations have adopted to manage their intellectual capital or the knowledge. Thus the purpose of this course is to provide the participants an overview of concepts, principles and practices of OD and Change Management, with special emphasis on knowledge management and learning organisations.

2. Course Objectives

· To acquire a demonstrable understanding of the concept, principles and practices of OD
· To understand and apply the principles of managing change
· To understand and analyse the practice of knowledge management and learning organisations

3. Pedagogy

A combination of interactive lecture sessions, case analysis, simulation exercises, and structured learning exercises will be used.

4. Tentative Course Plan

1. Introduction to OC&D
· Definition of OD
· Values of OD
2. Organisational Scanning
3. Organisational Structure and Culture
4. The OD Process
· Organisational Diagnosis
· Collecting and Analysing Data
· Client Feedback
· Designing Interventions
5. Change Management
· Perspectives on Change
· Leading and Managing Change
· Institutionalising Change
6. OD Interventions
· Human Process Interventions
· Technostructural Interventions
· Appreciative Inquiry
· Work Design Interventions
· Competitive and Collaborative Interventions
7. Learning Organisations
· Learning culture and disciplines
· Learning Organisations
· Learning Disabilities
· Creating Culture of Learning
8. Knowledge Management (KM)
· Basic concepts of KM
· Knowledge Management
· Systems and practices of managing knowledge
9. Role of Change Agents in OC&D
10. Organisational Transformation

5. Evaluation

End Term 40%

Quizzes / Assignments 40%

Project Report 20%

6. References:

· A set of readings compiled from various sources will be provided. These will form the basic readings for the course.
· Organisation development and change, 8th edition, Thomas G. Cummings and Christopher G. Worley
· Organisation development, 6th edition, Wendell L. French and Cecil H. Bell

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