Organisational Structure
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
PGP I - 2012-13; Term II
Course Outline
Designing Work Organizations (DWO)
Faculty: Pushpendra Priyadarshi
Objectives:
At the end of the course the student should have the understanding of:
1. How the theories and findings of organisational and behavioural sciences are applied to designing work organisations.
2. Examine the reciprocal relationship between the organisational characteristics (e.g. Structure, strategies, system culture etc.) and managerial behaviour and;
3. The strategies used for bringing about change and development in work organisation.
Pedagogy-
The pedagogy will be a mix of lectures, experiential learning, psychometric tests, case studies, assignments and Industry/ research based projects.
Course Requirements-
- Since much of the course material requires class discussion, it is important that you are prepared for the class and present and defend your ideas. Preparation for class includes having read the assigned material.
- Cases will be suitably used in this course Cases that are a great educational experience but they absolutely require that you be ready for the class. When cases are assigned, you should come to class ready to discuss the issues of the case. For each case you should (a) identify the major problem (b) give your recommendations to resolve this problem (both short and long term), and when appropriate (c) and when appropriate provide supporting analysis (both quantitative and qualitatitive analysis for your recommendations).
- The class will be divided into number of groups and each group will have 10 students (approx). For all cases each group will submit case analysis report and power point presentations one day before scheduled class .No late submissions will be accepted.
Evaluation Scheme
End-Term Evaluation- 60%
Quiz & Project Evaluation- 40%
The mid-term evaluation would consist of the following;
• Individual/Group Project– 20 % marks
• Three Quizzes- 20 % marks (6*3)
GROUP PROJECT-
Project Assignment
A team of 6-8 students
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