National Institute of Technology - Tiruchirappalli (NIT-T) MBA - MB738 Organisation Theory Syllabus

Concept Organisation, Organisation, Theory, Organisation stakeholders-satisfying stakeholders goals and interests, Measuring Organisational Effectiveness

Decisions relating to balancing differentiation, centralization, standardization, formal and organizational structures. Authority and Control: Verdict Differentiation, factors affecting shape of hierarchy; Specialisation and Co ordination: Functional, Divisional, Matrix structure and Boundary less organisation; Organisational cultural & ethics: Management of culture Occurrence of Ethical/unethical behaviour, creating an ethical organisation.

Defining environment. Inter organisational strategies for managing resource dependencies, strategies for managing resources interdependences. Organisational strategy-functional-,business corporate level strategies. International Environment-Global expansion, strategies for managing International Environments, International strategic alliances.

Organisational Design and technology-Organisational Effectiveness. Technology and culture. Managing the new technological environment-advanced manufacturing and information technologies management.

Organisational life cycle-Birth, growth, death, models. Organisational decision making-Models, Nature and factors affecting Organisational Learning, Improving Decision Making, Innovational and change- Forces and resistance, Managing Innovation process. Organisational conflict and power-resolution strategies and using power.

Books:

1. Jones Gareth R., "Organisational Theory: Texts and Cases", lind Ed. Addusuib Wesley Longman (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd., Indian Branch, 1998.

2. John, F. Viega and John, N. Yanouzars, "dynamics of Organisational Theory", West publishing Company, 1984

Syllabus of National Institute of Technology - Tiruchirappalli (NIT-T) MBA - MB738 Organisation Theory