Organizational Development
Course Code: HRM 324
Credit Hour: 3
Course Group: Specialization Courses: Human Resource Management
Introduction to Organization Development: Definition – History - Assumption, Values and Beliefs in Organization Development - Relevant Concepts.
Theory and Management of Organization Development: Operational Concept - Characteristics & Foundations of Managing the Organization Development - Action Research.
Managing OD process and Change: Traditional OD process-General model of planned change-Cumming and Worley’s change management model-The change management handbook model-Major mistakes or pitfalls and how to avoid those.
Client and consultant: Relationship between client and OD practitioner-Who is the OD consultant or practitioner-Defining the client system-Nature of consultant’s expertise-Select appropriate interventions-Ethical standard in OD-Factors act as change agent-Skills of change agent-Internal consultant vs external consultant.
OD Intervention: Overview - Team Intervention - Inter – Group and Third-Party Interventions - Personal, Interpersonal & Group Process Intervention - Comprehensive Interventions - Structural Intervention - Conditions for Optimal Success - Training Experiences.
Work design: The engineering approach-Motivational approach-Hackman and Oldman model of job design-Steps for job enrichment-The socio technical systems approach-Participation and empowerment-Parallel learning structures or microcosm.
Future of organization development: Trends in OD-Impacts of trends on OD’s future-Role of OD in future.
Key Considerations and Issues: System Ramification - Issues in Consultant-Client Relationship - Mechanistic, Organic & Contingency Approach - Power and Politics. - Research on Organization Development - Future of OD.
Recommended Books
Dr. M. Nasim Anjum and Mohammad Zamal Uddin- Fundamentals of Organization Development and Change
Wendell L. French and Cecil H. Bell, Organization Development, Prentice Hall, NJ.
Herbert D. Smither, John M. Houston and Sandra A. McIntire, Organization Development: Strategies for Changing Environment, Pearson Education Asia, New Delhi.