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Designing Work Organizations Course Outline

This document provides a course outline for the Designing Organizations course at the Indian Institute of Management. The objectives of the course are to understand how organizational theories are applied to designing work organizations, examine the relationship between organizational characteristics and managerial behavior, and analyze strategies for organizational change. Students will study relevant chapters from selected texts and cases. Evaluation will consist of a term end examination, project evaluation, and session details which outline topics, assigned readings, and cases to be discussed for each session. The course aims to help students understand key topics in organizational design and change.

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Designing Work Organizations Course Outline

This document provides a course outline for the Designing Organizations course at the Indian Institute of Management. The objectives of the course are to understand how organizational theories are applied to designing work organizations, examine the relationship between organizational characteristics and managerial behavior, and analyze strategies for organizational change. Students will study relevant chapters from selected texts and cases. Evaluation will consist of a term end examination, project evaluation, and session details which outline topics, assigned readings, and cases to be discussed for each session. The course aims to help students understand key topics in organizational design and change.

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT Course Outline Term II; PGP 2013-1

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O()e*ti+es, 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. tructure! strategies! s"stem culture etc# and managerial behaviour and$ %. &he strategies used for bringing about change and development in work organisation. Te-t .e*ommen/e/, Selected chapters from Or!$nis$tion$l T0eor12 Desi!n $n/ C0$n!e (1 G$ret0 . 3ones $n/ M$r1 M$t0e42 Si-t0 e/ition5 However! if re'uired! additional readings ma" be given. &he cases for the sessions will be distributed in the class separatel".

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