Meaning of Organisation – Need for existence - Organisational Effectiveness –Creation of Value - Measuring Organisational Effectiveness.

Organizational Design – Determinants –Types - Basic Challenges of design – Differentiation, Integration, Mutual adjustment-Technological and Environmental Impacts on Design- Importance of Design – Success and Failures in design - Implications for Managers.

Understanding Culture – Strong and Weak Cultures – Types of Cultures – Importance of Culture Creating and Sustaining Culture - Implications for practicing Managers.

Meaning – Forces for Change - Resistance to Change – Types and forms of change – Change process – HR functions and Strategic Change Management.

Organizational life cycle – Models of Organizational Decision making – Organizational Learning – Innovation, Intrapreneurship and Creativity-HR implications.