SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Dr. Naomi Rotter
HRM 415 Organizational Design and Development
Session 1: Overview of Organizational Design & Development
Objectives:
1. To review goals for this course
2. To gain understanding of the strategic role of organizational design
3. To gain historical perspective and understanding of the strategic role of organizational design
4. To gain an introduction to diagnostic techniques
5. To provide an preview to the semester topics
I. Goals for this course
A. To assist management students in identifying symptoms of problems in organizations
B. To give students am understanding of the variety of interventions for resolving organizational problems through organizational design and development
C. To promote the development of analytical skills
II. The role of organizational design in strategy
A. Design as a management tool
B. Why redesigns fail
C. The outcomes of appropriate designs
III. The role of organizational development in strategy
A. A management tool to increase organizational effectiveness
B. The prescription for change
C. A brief history
IV. The needs for diagnostic skills and techniques
A. The relation of diagnosis to development
1. The role of the practitioner
2. Client relationships
B. The diagnostic process
V. A preview of the semester
A. Starting with design
1. Environmental and technological impingements
2. Basic architecture
3. New structures
B. Diagnosis
1. A model for analysis
2. Techniques of data collection & analysis
C. Development: Designing interventions
1. Human process interventions
2. Human resource interventions
3. Techno-structural interventions
4. Strategic interventions.
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Dr. Naomi Rotter
HRM 415 Organizational Design and Development
Session 1: Overview of Organizational Design & Development
Objectives:
1. To review goals for this course
2. To gain understanding of the strategic role of organizational design
3. To gain...