ORGANIZATION DESIGN & STRUCTURAL PROCESSES

Course Code: MHR 406 Credit Units: 03

Course Objective:
To develop an understanding of the nature, functioning and design of organization as social collectives and to
develop theoretical & practical insights & problem solving capabilities for effectively managing the organizational
processes. This course aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on new emergent organizational forms by
discussing them in the context of environment, systems & processes.

Course Contents:

Module I: Overview of Organizations
Defining Organizations, Types of Organizations, Determinants of Organization Design, Parameters of Organization
Design, Definition of Organizational Structure, Complexity, Formalization and Centralization

Module II: Organization & Environment
Organizational Environment, Specific and General Environment, Sources of Uncertainty in Organizational
Environment, Hyper-Turbulence; Networks and Business Eco-Systems; Technological Discontinuities; Paradigm
Shift

Module III: Types of Organization
Organization Design, Approaches to Organizational Design, Basic Challenges of Organizational Design,
Organizational Design for Different Excellences, New Design Option

Module IV: Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness- Definition, Importance and Approaches to Organizational Effectiveness - The Goal
Attainment Approach, The System Approach, The Strategic Approach.

Module V: Emerging Organizational Forms
Organizations as Networks/ Clusters; Self Organizing Systems; Designing for Innovation and Change.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course students should be able to:
Develop an understanding of the concepts and differences of Organizational structures and designs..
Develop an understanding about the importance of developing problem solving for effective Organizational
processes.
Will help them to understand the constituents of Network, Clusters and Self Organizing Systems.

Examination Scheme:

Components CPA TP Q/S A ME EE
Weightage (%) 5 5 5 5 10 70

Text & References:

Hall, R. H. (2002), Organizations: Structures, Processes and Outcomes, Prentice Hall India
Robbins Stephens (2009), Organization Structure, Design and Applications, Pearson Education
Ackoff, R.L. (1999), Recreating the Corporation: A Design of Organization for the 21
st
century. Oxford
University Press.
Banner, D.K. & Gague, T.E. (1995), Designing Effective Organizations, Sage Publications.