Relationship between Culture, Politics, Power and Motivation in Organizational Behavior

This report explores the relationship between culture, politics, power, and motivation in organizational behavior. It discusses the impact of these factors on individual and team behavior, as well as the relevance of team development theories and concepts. The report also evaluates the application of organizational behavior concepts and philosophies in a given business situation.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Critical evaluation of the relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation............1
Critical evaluation on how culture, politics and power of an organisation can influence
individual and team behaviour ...................................................................................................4
Content theories and process theories of motivation..................................................................4
Relevance of team development theories, concepts and philosophies........................................5
Application and evaluation of how concepts and philosophies of OB inform and influence
within a given business situation.................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is regarded as an interface that take place among entities as
well as person performing into it. It is a area of study that tends to concentrate upon creating
optimistic working environment and stipulation of development opportunities for workforce in a
group or individually (Andersson, Jackson and Russell, 2013). As per the scenario, the
undertaken organisation for this report is Primark which is leading British Owned Irish retailers.
It is a subsidiary of food processing as well as retail firm related with British foods. This report
covers the relationship among culture, politics, power and motivation which allows and
influences team and firm, effective application of behavioural, motivational theories and others,
evaluation of content and process theories, relevancy of team development theories, concepts and
so on to improve business performance. Moreover, explanation of what makes an effective team
as opposed to an ineffective team are described. Apart from this, application and evaluation of
how organisational behaviour concepts and philosophies influences behaviours in provided
circumstances are also discussed in this report.
Critical evaluation of the relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation
Organisational behaviour is considered as a study to measure as well as evaluate the
individual behaviours while performing within work area. There are several factors that impacts
the person functioning as well as it involves culture, power and politics. Power is regarded as
the power of leadership which is possessed through leaders of entities in order to manage staff.
The work area culture means that values, attitudes, beliefs and others into firm. Politics is part of
company as well as it occurs because of pessimistic staff who generally do not work effectively.
Primark is the British- owned Irish fashion retailer is analysing their workplace culture, power
and politics.
Organisational culture: It is regarded as the factor through which an organisation
functions. Culture adapted through entities impacts the practices of business in both way positive
and negative. The staff performance is somehow depends upon work area culture. When there is
optimistic atmosphere into entities, staff may use its potential efficaciously as well as attain their
firm's objectives at stipulated time (Bolino and et. al., 2013). In respect of Primark, various
culture are adapted through managers as well as leaders. Few of these are described underneath:
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 Power culture: As per this kinds of culture, few rules as well as legislation are
developed into entities. These are formulated for staff as well as sit has to comply these
for attaining their success. There are few manager chosen who will formulate efficacious
decision for workers (Fisher and To, 2012). Within this kinds of culture, staff are judged
as per their achievement as well as fast decision. It is an effective culture for Primark to
utilise for developing efficacious decisions. Task Culture: In this culture, staff are provided a particular task as well as practices
which have to be performed to perform business practices effectively. Task is vital
aspects as well as power is shifted with many teams of entities. Person culture: In respect of person culture, workers are performing into entities are
innovative as well as its means of doing business practice is distinguish. It is considered
as accumulating persons who will be performing for entities.
 Role culture: It is the culture that is dependent upon some rules. There are basically
controlled as well as person understand that what are its accountabilities as well as roles.
These kinds of firms are usually bureaucratic.
Having optimistic culture at work area is vital as this aids them to manage as well as
control business practices efficaciously. The task culture is adapted through Primark and as per
this various person are delegated task which have to be accomplished through allotted staff and
supervisors effectually.
Politics: The ineffective practices are usually performed through non-performer staff of
entities. Staff who do not perform efficaciously as well as attain the firm's objectives are
considered as a misbehave into entities. These kinds of staff want to obtain other attention as
well as distracts others to perform appropriately (French and Holden, 2012). Organisational
politics includes various types of persons such as weeds, high grounds and others. Weeds
includes informal networks as well as individuals influence. High grounds are considered as
combining of authorities with firm's system and others. There are the manner through which staff
are impacted if there is existent of politics into work areas. Few of these are discussed below: Performance and productivity is minimised: The staff who involve themselves in
performing some kind of mischievous task are can not able to focus upon its work. It
leads towards declining organisational and staff performance as well as productivity.
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 Demotivation among staff: the staff who are cowed as well as make fund are the person
who few times get hurt as well as fell depressed. For instance, such staff are demotivated
as well as can not able to focused upon task . It develops issues for these workers to
perform in an efficacious way.
Therefore, in order to obviate organisational politics, staff job satisfaction is enhanced so
workers will not involved into nuisance practices. Moreover, transparency is another aspects
which may be managed through Primark manager to reduce politics.
Power: It is regarded as the strengths which a person have to manage as well as control
another individuals (Harms and Luthans, 2012). The Primark manager as well as subordinates
are accountable to perform business practices effectively so that firm's objectives are attained at
certain time duration. There are several kinds of power which a leader may utilise. Few of them
are discussed underneath:
 Reward power: As per this, the manager facilitate appreciation as well as rewards to
staff for its perfect task. So, manager of Primark facilitates efficient appraisals for staff
who perform with more effortlessly.
 Legitimate power: In this, the command as well as control structure is comply. The
manager are having specific position into entities in order to manager another person.
 Informational power: As per this power, leader have information regarding what have
to be performed as well as how to plan effectively as well as attain objectives. This
information is associated to competitors strategy, decision support and others.
 Expert power: It is a kind of power which is associated with person who have effective
knowledge regrading any aspects. So, in firm this power can be applied for gaining
effective knowledge regarding their business practices.
 Referent power: It is also called Cult of personality. It is kind of power develop leaders
to form stronger personality as well as influence its staff to perform appropriately in order
to attain organisational goals.
Power is vital aspect which is utilised through several managers to manage its work as
well as developing another staff to perform. Among all above, reward power is suitable for
Primark as the higher authorities facilitates rewards to workers in order to perform effectively.
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Critical evaluation on how culture, politics and power of an organisation can influence individual
and team behaviour
When various factors such as culture, power and politics are present then entities may
perform efficaciously. But on other side, in case all these factors are not properly managed then
there there will not any smooth functioning of business practices. Task culture is adapted through
Primark manager. As per this, various task as well as practices is facilitated to staff and manager
for performing task efficaciously (Lăzăroiu, 2015). But there are some cases when few works are
delegated to effective individuals. It reduce the entities performance. When manager of Primark
are utilising its power in pessimistic way, this cause negative affects upon staff performance and
managers. The negative politics includes several factors such as demotion, anger and many more.
These components influence effectiveness as well a profit of entities. Other factors that may be
maximised into Primark is dispute management. The manager have to knowledge regarding how
to manage various disputes which occurs among staff. When workers are not treated effectively
so they feel demotivated and there is formation of pessimistic atmosphere at work area and staff
get impacted. Therefore, this is assured through Primark managers which there is not any cases
of harassment or bad treatment of workers takes place into organisation.
Content theories and process theories of motivation
Motivational theories are used by entities for identifying individuals needs and
accomplish them to motivate employees. There are various aspects which are concentrated to
used staff motivation in firm (Ludwig and Frazier, 2012). In this aspects, Primark HR manager
focused upon application of two motivation theories to encourage workforce effectually. Both
are described underneath:
Content Theory: This theory is considered for evolution of requirements as time goes
on. Herein, the most suitable motivational theories is ERG for Primark. It is described below:
ERG motivation theory
It is regarded as theory that was developed through Clyton P. Alderfer as well as tend in
condensing Maslow's five needs within 3 categorised. It is also known as frustration regression
principle. Whole three are discussed below: Existence needs: This is regarded as comprehensive of materialistic as well as
physiological needs such as clothes, foods and others. Primark can fullfill this needs with
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usages of motivational techniques such stipulation, bonus and many more. When this
individuals needs are attained then it will motivate them to do the task with full potential
for accomplishment of goals. Relatedness needs: It is regarded as needs that includes external as well as social esteem
together with relation with family, peers and many more. This can be fulfilled by
Primark through unofficial get together and recognition of workers in front of other staff.
This encourage its workers to provide their best for accomplishment of entities goals.
 Growth needs: It is regarded as requirements that influences an individuals to enrich
one's personality depending upon the firm's requirements. Primark can fulfil this needs by
opportunities of training and development which aids personnel to evolve and improve
and develop professionally with time passes. When these needs are fulfilled, it
encouraged employees for becoming productive as well as innovative while executing
the work of entities.
Process theory: It is the theory that emphasis upon process by which entities evolves
with time influx. So, Adam's Equity is the most appropriate motivational process theory which
are described below:
Adam’s Equity Theory
This is regarded as the theory which is develop through John Stacy Adams. It performs in
respect of two principles. The initial one is there is requirements that is equilibrium among
person outputs as well as inputs. Second one is workforce have to feel that, they are treated in
equally when contrasted with subordinates. Primark used respective theory through facilitating
staff with financial and non financial rewards like bonus, incentives, flexible work hours and
others. In case both principles are effectually utilised through undertaken organisation, this will
enhance motivational level within staff, thereby fostering them in delivering its best performance
top avail rewards. It assures the attainment of organisational objectives at given period.
Relevance of team development theories, concepts and philosophies
In entities, there are several teams which exits as well as there are vital to be efficacious
for attaining firm's objectives. The effectiveness as well as productivity of firm can be
maximised through performing within teams which are present in organisation (Miao and et. al.,
2013). There is existence of of stronger and efficacious teams into Primark as it aids them to
attain organisational objective. The several kinds of team are its work area are effective team and
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ineffective teams. There arr various characteristics of these group as well as that are discussed
below:
Effective team are the ones where is presence of person who has clarified objectives as
well as intent of attaining organisational goals. The working of efficacious teams aids to manage
and control business practices. These teams work in best way as well as they become competent
to achieve overall goals in time (Miner, 2015). Ineffective team are considered as the group that
does not has any intention of objectives. The staff who are performing into ineffective team does
not understand what is the main intent for performing task. In this team, there are several
possibilities of disputes among staff. These teams are not so much capable to attain
organisational objectives. This is essential that Primark is having effectual team into entities as
this aids them to manage overall task and practices appropriately.
Tuckman Theory
As per this theory, there are several steps of developing effective team. It is a theory
which is developed through Bruce Truckman into year 1965. based on team management model,
the person present into team have to be proficient enough as well as has efficacious capabilities
to attain their objectives. The stronger team are capable to manage whole disputes as well as
concentrate upon accomplishing organisational objectives. There are many phases of team
management as well as these are vital for smooth functioning and managing practices. The
effective team stages within Primark are discussed below: Forming: As per this phase, various activities as well as task are delegated to individuals
within team. Several work included into this stage involves accumulating information,
planning as well as bonding. In this, person who comes from different cultures work
together to attain objectives. Storming: As per this phase, when whole person are provided various works and
practices to do then there is possibility of disputes among members. This circumstances is
developed as ideas of several person clash. Norming: Herein, team members are facilitated specific rules as well as regulation upon
which whole works are performed efficaciously. This stage into Primark is managed
appropriately through manager. Performing: This stage is find by higher level of independence, motivation, attitudes and
others. In this phase, team members are capable to share its ideas and attain its targeted
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effectually. Moreover, there is presence of many aspects which leads towards
accomplishment of objectives.
 Adjourning: It is also known as last stage of team formation in which project is
accomplished as well as team members are differentiated. It is an end stage of team
model as well as this involves attainment of objectives and all members if that team are
disperse.
Tuckman theory facilitates team management as well as efficiency. As per this theory,
team management is vital and there is essential for attaining objectives. This theory is associated
with team development in which managers has to formulate effective teams. It enable them to
attain firm's objectives in lesser duration.
Application and evaluation of how concepts and philosophies of OB inform and influence within
a given business situation
Organisational behaviour is a composite of belief, customs and others. Herein, leader is
accountable to align staff characteristics with firm's objectives.
Business situation:
Primark is the fashion retailer which provides cosmetics, housewares and clothing to
audiences. At present time, they are facing dispute issues among staff because of which profit
reduced. For resolving this problem, theory have been applied that is discussed below:
Path goal theory: It is theory which was established through Robert House in year 1971
that depends upon leaders behaviours which is suitable for task as well as staff atmosphere for
attainment of objectives. This involves three elements that are leadership style, subordinates
characteristics and environmental characteristics. All these are discussed below: Subordinates characteristics: In this leaders considered the staff characteristics with an
intent to devise efficacious strategies to encourage them (Mohanty and Rath, 2012).
Herein, this have been examined that employees has formed a sense of negativity into
them owing to recent utilisation of reward power into Primark. Environmental and task characteristics: Herein, leaders assure that work as well as
environment is appropriate for employees to implement task according to needs of
entities. This is seen that a negative atmosphere is formed in Primark that develops
disputes.
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 Leadership style: In this, leaders ascertains that the most effective leadership style that
may be used at current situation to assure smooth flow of practices as well as
enhancement into staff motivational level.
The organisational behaviour concepts involve Path goal theory that includes employee
characteristic, task and environment characteristics and style of leadership. As per these, the
recent business situation is determined as per the chosen leadership style (Moore and et. al.,
2012). If style of leadership is not adapted through entities is not appropriate then this will has
pessimistic consequences for firm as well as it leads towards non resolution of firm's problems.
Moreover, the Tuckman theory includes five stages in which roles are delegated to teams
based on its capabilities and business circumstances. The significance of this has affects upon
firm's behaviours as well as philosophies as it will render an opportunity to leaders in terms of
applied leadership style that is effective in nature. Such as the theory of team development aids
in ascertainment of whole staff characteristics with its competencies as well as abilities, in case
whole aspects are optimistic then it will enable leader to develop behaviour and atmosphere that
is efficacious for whole by applying most effectual approach such as democratic (Morgeson and
et. al., 2013). . It assures the advantage of whole entities with its various stakeholders related
with same.
CONCLUSION
As per the above report, it has been concluded that organisational behaviour is a vital
aspects which allows manager to assess behaviours of its staff. Various factors along with
culture, power and politics are crucial in order to maintain positive atmosphere at work area.
Moreover, motivated staff are key aspects for the development of entities. Therefore, this is vital
that overall workers are facilitated stronger urge to work harder as well as attain organisational
goals. Many philosophies associated to firm's behaviours which may be adapted through leaders
to manage practices of business efficaciously. The internal politics development into firm is
harmful to develop peace into work areas. Therefore, this is assured through effectual leaders
that there is not any politics has to be happening within entities. In addition to this, team
management as well as formation are helpful to attain success and improve business practices
performance.
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