425 MGT, Course title: Organizational Change and Development
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Course Syllabus
First Semester 1438-1439
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Course prefix: 425 MGT, Course title: Organizational Change and Development
Credit Hours: 3
Course Schedule: Mon,Wen. (10-11 am) (10-12 am)
Room Assignment: Room 48
Instructor: Dr. Saad Alotaibi
Office Location: 51
Office Phone: 4674319 Office Hours: SMW (11-12)(12-1)
E-mail: changeod@yahoo.com
- Course Description
This course is a three-credit undergraduate level course. The course examines the organization development process, including intervention strategies, and the role of organization development in creating the changes that improve individuals, teams, and
organizations. You should leave the course with a sound understanding science to assess an organization's current state and discover routes for improvement.
2. Course Objectives:
The primary objectives of this course are to provide the student with an understanding Understand the role of organization development in anticipating and effecting change in organizations. (2) Understand and make use of OD as a diagnostic and intervention process, particularly in terms of the roles and styles of the OD practitioner. (3) Examine the use of the OD process in developing excellence in individuals in a real organization. (4) Examine the use of the OD process in developing high performance teams in a real organization. (5) Examine the use of the OD process in developing success in a real organization. (6) Compose an OD diagnostic (and potentially also implementation) report based upon experience with a real organization, and (7) have improved their own facilitation skills through a team facilitation assignment.
OUTCOME COMPETENCIES:
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
· Demonstrate an understanding of organization development and identify the need for change and renewal.
· Analyze organization culture and hypothesize on the behavior of individuals in an organization.
· Analyze the factors contributing to an accelerating rate of change, and make recommendations to enable individuals and groups to cope with change; Role-play an OD consultant.
· Research system parameters and recognize symptoms, problems, and causes to change programs, and recommend strategies that can increase motivation to change.
· Identify the range of 3 major OD intervention techniques and how they may be applied.
· Compare team problems and why teams may not be operating at optimum capacity. · Contrast organization transformation (OT) in relation to the change process.
Textbooks
Kondalkar, V.G. (2013). Organizational Development, New Age International Limited, Publishers: New Delhi.
Suggested Readings
Cummings, T. G. & Worley, C. G. (2013).Organization development and change (9th edition). Canada: South-Western Cengage Learning IX.
Banks, B.B. & Alban, B. T. (2006) The handbook of large group methods: creating systemic change in organizations and communities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Beer, M and Hohria, N.(Eds).(2000)Breaking the code of change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press. Bradford, D.L. &Burke, W. W. (2005). Reinventing organization development: New approaches to change in organizations. Californina: Pfeiffer.
Brown, D. R. (2011). An experiential approach to organizational development. (8th ed). New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
De Guia, F. (2000). Culture change: key to organization development: A success story. Makati City: Florence de Guia & Associates.
Fullan, M. (2007). Leading in a culture of change. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Fullan, M., & Ballew, A. C. (2004). Leading in a culture of change personal action guide and workbook. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Gallos, J. V. (Ed) (2006)Organization development: A Jossey-Bass Reader. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Harrison, M. I. (2005). Diagnosing organizations: methods, models and processes. (3rded). California: Sage Publications.
Hechanova, M. R. M. & Franco, E. P. (2008) Leading Philippine organizationsin a changing world: Research and best practices. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press.
Jones, B. B. and Brazzel, M., Eds (2006) The NTL handbook of organization development and change: principles, practices, and perspectives. San Francisco: Pfeiffer
Johnson, S. (2002). Who moved my cheese? United Kingdom: Vermilion
Kotter, J. (1990). A force for change: How leadership differs from management. New York, NY: The Free Press.
Kotter, J. (1996). Leading change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
Sjoholm F. &Tongzon, J. (Eds.) (2005).Institutional change in Southeast Asia.London: Routledge Curzon.
Methods of Instruction
Course will consist of lectures, class discussion, textbook assignments, students’ presentation, discussion of cases, videos analysis, two tests and final examination.
Have all assigned text reading completed prior to class and be prepared to discuss the chapter topics.
CALENDER OF READING AND WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
| session | Topics | Assignment |
| Week1 | Foundation of organizational Development | Read Ch.1, and Text Questions |
| Week2 | Values, Assumptions and Belief in OD | Ch.2 and Text Questions |
| Week3 | Diagnostics Strategies and OD Processes | Ch.3 and Text Questions |
| Week4 | Organizational Development Interventions | Ch.4 and Text Questions |
| Week5 | Action Research and OD | Ch.5 and Text Questions |
| Week6 | Learning Organization | Ch.6 and Text Questions |
| Week7 | Consultant-Client Relationship Test ONE |
Test Ch.7 and Text Questions |
| Week8 | Team Building Interventions | Ch.8 and Text Questions |
| Week9 | Comprehensive OD Interventions and Inter Group Interventions | Ch.9 and Ch10 Text Questions |
| Week10 | Structural Interventions and Training Interventions | Ch. 11 and 12 Text Questions |
| Week11 | Management of Organizational Change | Ch. 15 and Text Questions |
| Week12 | Test two | Test |
| Week13 | Organizational Culture and Climate | Ch. 19 and Text Questions |
| Week14 | Future of OD | Ch. 20 and Text Questions |
Methods of assessment
Students are expected to attend all class sessions, participate in all class activities, complete exams as scheduled, and turn in all assignments on time.
You will also work with your study groups to carry out your group project based on the case study. At the end of your group project your study group will present a brief summary of your analysis of the case.
Grading - Criteria:
The course involves a substantial amount of reading and writing. You are expected to attend every class, to have materials in advance, and to be prepared to discuss them. Attendance will be taken each class and points assessed at the end of the course. Assignments must be submitted on the date due or they will be considered late. Students experiencing problems should contact me prior to or following class to set up an appointment
| Item | Grade |
| Discussion and Participation | 5 |
| Individual project | 5 |
| presentation | 5 |
| Two articles summary | 5 |
| Test one | 20 |
| Test two | 20 |
| Final | 40 |
| Total | 100 |