BCS Foundation Certificate In Organisational Behaviour - India 

Module 1: Organizational Principles

• Explain Delivering Value
• Competitive Advantage – Porter’s Five Forces
• Value Proposition
• Value Stream Analysis (Not LEAN)
• Explain Organization Structuring
• Elements of Organization Structure
• The Six Structure Levels
• The Leavitt Diamond
• Explain Budgets and Departmentalized Businesses
• The Purpose of Budgets
• Reasons for Departmentalization
• Cost Centers and Profit Centers
• Describe Types of Jobs
• Work Specialization
• Flat and Tall Hierarchies
• Span of Control
• Describe Line Management, Staff and Functional Relationships
• Explain Formalization of Rules and Procedures
• Explain Centralization Vs Decentralization
• Advantages
• Disadvantages

Module 2. Operating Models

• Explain Organization Structures and Their Characteristics
• Functional
• Divisional – Product or Service/ Geography/ Customer
• Matrix
• Team-Based – Cross Functional/ Project
• Recognize Organizational Boundaries
• Boundaryless Organizations
• Outsourcing
• Offshoring
• Hollow Organization Structures
• Modular Organization Structures
• Virtual Organizations
• Collaborations and Strategic Alliances
• Agile Organizations

Module 3: Organizational Motivation, Behavior and Culture

• Explain Organizational Motivation (Object Management Group (OMG) Business Motivation Model)
• Describe The Organizational Behavior Field Map.
• Explain Organizational Effectiveness and The Balanced Scorecard.
• Describe Understanding and Analyzing Culture
• Organizational Cultural Types
• Deal and Kennedy Model of Corporate Culture
• Handy’s Model of Organizational Culture
• Strong, Weak and Appropriate Cultures
• Groysberg’s Internal and External Company Factors
• National Cultures
  • Brooks Factors Affecting National Culture
  • Hofstede Five Dimensions of National Culture
  • The Cultural Web

Module 4: Group Formation

• Overview of Groups
• Characteristics of Group
• Group Dynamics
• Types of Group Tasks
• Formal and Informal Organization
• Social Networks of Informal Groups
• Homan’s Theory of Group Formation
• Tuckman and Jensen’s Theory of Group Development

Module 5. Principles of Financial Reporting

• Finance Fundamentals
• Key Financial Terms
• Financial Reports
• Statement of Financial Position
• Income Statement
• Cash Flow
• Costing and Pricing
• Types of Cost
• Break Even and Contribution Analysis

Module 6. Project Finance

• Financial Case
• Costs and Benefits
• Benefits Categories
• Investment and Appraisal Techniques