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  1. Organization as political systems

    Authors: Ganesh, S R;

    Reference No: OB0093TEC Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1979

    Abstract: This note suggest why a change agent needs to develope a political model of organizational functioning and how he can go about it. The process of emergence and change in social structures in the organization, interest articulation at individual and group level, decision making to resolve conflicting demands, implementation of ... More

  2. Working as a Change Agent-a self Test

    Authors: Ganesh, S R;

    Reference No: OB0160TEC Pages: 2 Published on: 1, January, 1979

    Abstract: This is a self-test containing statements intended to provide insights into the behaviour of people as change agents. It is an aid to identify participant's strength and areas for developments as change agents. It should be used in conjunction with a key for its analysis. ... More

  3. Job Design

    Authors: Shukla, P R;

    Reference No: PROD0156TEC Pages: 7 Published on: 1, January, 1980

    Abstract: The note gives a brief description of the behavioural dimension of job design. Both traditional or micro approach and the behavioural approach have been considered. The methods with behavioural implications such as job enlargement, job enrichment and job rotation are briefly described. ... More

  4. Cooperation and Conflict

    Authors: Pestonjee, D M;

    Reference No: OB0117TEC Pages: 5 Published on: 1, January, 1980

    Abstract: Discusses the conflict?cooperation problem in industrial settings. After a brief mention of the Lewinian theory of conflict, potential sources of industrial conflict as well as the ways and methods of reducing and resolving the industrial conflict have been suggested. Taking the position that conflict and cooperation are two extremes ... More

  5. The Payroll Issue **

    Authors: Arul, M J;

    Reference No: OB0112 Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1980

    Abstract: Managers with ideas are likely to emerge successful if they have patience and perseverance. This case demonstrates how a young manager is able to get his ideas across with patience. A new system of payrolls suggested by him is resisted in the beginning. When he pursues it patiently he succeeds ... More

  6. Organization Structure, Design and Development (Parts I,III,IV)

    Authors: Garg, Pulin K;

    Reference No: OB0121TEC Pages: 11, 11, 8 Published on: 1, January, 1980

    Abstract: This note comprising five segments is exclusively based on the author's experience of design and development processes in the Indian context. The first part of the note states some of the commonalities observed across many organizations. The second part of the note provides a model of the dynamics of organization ... More

  7. Down, but Not Out: Organizational Change from Below!

    Authors: Dhawle, Ujjwala; Ganesh, S R;

    Reference No: OB0119TEC Pages: 14 Published on: 1, January, 1980

    Abstract: The note explores the area of organizational change by employees low in the organizational hierarchy. In the past, the emphasis has always been on change processes initiated or supported by top management. Increased specialization, however, has resulted in a high calibre of people at all organizational levels, who strive to ... More

  8. An Abridged Field Guide to Manwatching

    Authors: Bashyam, S; Ganesh, S R;

    Reference No: OB0115TEC Pages: 5 Published on: 1, January, 1980

    Abstract: Nonverbal communication confirms, contradicts or acts as a powerful substitute for verbal communication in almost all interpersonal transactions. In his book, "Manwatching??A Field Guide to Human Behaviour," highly illustrated with field observations, Desmond Morris shows how people signal their attitudes, desires and innermost feelings more powerfully through unconscious bodily ... More

  9. Car Incident

    Authors: Rao, T V;

    Reference No: OB0110 Pages: 2 Published on: 1, January, 1980

    Abstract: Sometimes the formal behaviour of status?conscious bosses can have a high impact on the motivation of employees. An incident described here illustrates such insensitivity on the part of a boss to the needs of the subordinate and over sensitiveness to his own status and status symbols. Unknowingly, the boss ... More

  10. The Voluntary Organization

    Authors: Subramanian, Ashok;

    Reference No: PSG0044TEC Pages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1981

    Abstract: The note is an attempt to locate the voluntary organization in the development process and understand considerations influencing its choice of strategy. It touches on the voluntary organization's role in the context of voluntary action and other proximate systems working for people's development. ... More

  11. Alienation in the Plant

    Authors: Pestonjee, D M;

    Reference No: OB0162TEC Pages: 2 Published on: 1, January, 1981

    Abstract: The note deals with the process of alienation, its manifestations, and the various techniques used for counteracting alienation. The note draws on reported experiences from organizational settings. ... More

  12. Seven Keys to Changing from Within

    Authors: Dey, Jayant K;

    Reference No: OB0163TEC Pages: 8 Published on: 1, January, 1981

    Abstract: This note discusses the change process, the change roles and steps, as well as the individual elements, especially from the point of view of a person working within the organization. It provides seven keys for changing from within, based on the author's varied experience. ... More

  13. Some Distinguishing Features of Forestry Projects

    Authors: Gupta, Tirath;

    Reference No: CMA0562TEC Pages: 5 Published on: 1, January, 1982

    Abstract: Some of the distinguishing features of forestry as an economic activity have been summarized to provide a basis for discussion on whether 1) forest development projects carry relatively higher risks, 2) intangible benefits and costs of forestry projects can or cannot be accounted for in assessing bankability, and 3) multiple objectives in forest ... More

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