Organisational Theory and Practice

This document discusses the principles of management, leadership style, and the effects of power and conflict within the context of Sainsbury's, a leading retail firm in the UK. It explores the management style and principles used by the CEO, the impact of organizational structure on performance, the leadership style of the CEO, and the effects of power, influence, and conflict within the organization. It also discusses the various steps taken by the CEO to achieve high performance and the changes in culture that impact employees. The document provides insights into the management strategies and culture of Sainsbury's.

Organisational Theory and
Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
A. Management style and state the principle and functions of management used by the CEO of
the retail firm. .................................................................................................................................4
B. Analysis the various step which are taken by CEO in order to organisation structure are
helpful for achieving high performance and changes in the culture impact on employees.............5
C. Describe the leadership style of the CEO of that firm................................................................6
D. Analyse the effects of power, influence and conflict within the organisation context...............7
E. Discuss the various type of motivation used within organisation. ...........................................10
F. Appropriate corporate examples and literature to justify your stand........................................11
G. Discussion and debate as well as suggestion / recommendations............................................11
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Organisation theory and practices is process which refers to most of organisation utilised
various approaches in order to managing and handling business activity and operations. It
includes leaders and managers utilised various management style in order to improving
performance of organisation. Superior of organisation providing healthy working environment in
order to effectively performing business function and activities (Amankwah-Amoah, 2016). The
report is about the Sainsbury's which are situated in UK in order to serves the wide range of
product and services. The paper consist is CEO of Sainsbury's effectively utilised various
management style, function and principles in retail sector. In addition to this, organisation
structure, leadership style and various motivational theory which are used by organisation.
Situation in Sainsbury's: It includes organisation facing ample numbers of situations in
order to organisation facing so many issues regarding culture and collaboration between the
employees. During COVID-19 in pandemic situation refers to impact on organisation
profitability and productivity of company. It considered as organisation CEO Simon Roberts
used various leadership in order to dealing the tuff situation as well as forward thinking and
focused on goal and objectives. It involves Sainbury's CEO Simon Roberts are honest, dedicated
and hard worker towards the work and effectively accomplishing activities within the specific
period of time as well as formulating new strategies in order to gaining competitive advantages.
MAIN BODY
A. Management style and state the principle and functions of management
used by the CEO of the retail firm.
Management style-: It includes organisation CEO focusing on various leadership style
such as authoritarian management style in order to effectively managing business function and
activity in order to achieving organisation goal and objectives. It is process which refers to
formulating new strategies in order to effectively direction and control all the business activity
and operation. It is process which refers to organisation CEO used the autocratic management
style in order to effectively follow hierarchical structure (Burnett, 2016). It is structure which
refers to each and every employees to know about the roles and responsibility in order workforce
effectively communicate with each other. In context of Sainbury's, it includes each and every

employees reporting and accountable for work and managers of organisation providing healthy
working environment in order to employees work effectively and efficiently. It is essential to
serves the best product and services for customers in order to increasing effectiveness of
organisation.
Principle of management-: Most of organisation focusing on innovative products and
services in order to delivering quality products to customers as well as creating different image
in the marketplace. In relevance of organisation, It is process which refers to developing
innovative products in order to serves the best product and services for customers and
formulating new strategies in order to achieving organisation goal and objectives. There are
ample numbers of principles of management which are effectively used by CEO in Sainsbury's
as well as Henry Fayol developing 14 principles and each principles are important for an
organisation (Camilleri, 2018). Simon Roberts majorly focusing on unity of direction which
refers to 5th principle of Fayol's out of 14 management principles. It is principle which refers to
focusing on goal and objectives. It considered as all the managers and leaders focusing on work
and business activity in order to accomplishing within specific period of time and achieving
organisation goal and objectives. It is utilising various tool and techniques during pandemic
situation so retail stores providing online facility and delivering grocery item for customers.
Functions of management-: It is process which refers to followed the four function of
management in order to utilised by CEO of organisation. In context of Sainsbury's, it includes
various principles which are discussed below.
Planning-: This is the first function of management in order to CEO of organisation
design plan in order to attained organisation goal and objectives. It includes various tool,
techniques and resources in order to properly allocated as well as delegating roles and
responsibilities of employees.
Organization-: It considered as Simon Roberts focusing on organisation operational in
order to smoothly conducting due to various skill and function are involved (Clifford, 2019). It
includes organisation focusing on internal process such as properly dividing work among the
employees.
Leading-: Managers and leaders focusing on team members in order to effectively
performing business function as well as effectively communicating all the employees. It involves
developing team spirit among the employees and enhancing skill and capabilities of employees.

Controlling-: In relevance of organisation, it includes managers and leaders monitoring
employees performance and set standard on that basis comparison employees performance and
work quality and capability.
B. Analysis the various step which are taken by CEO in order to organisation
structure are helpful for achieving high performance and changes in the
culture impact on employees.
Division structure-: It is process which refers to organisation has expand their business
activity in different countries as well as serves the best product and services for customers. It is
essential for organisation in order to analysed the need and requirement in order to accordingly
providing product and services. There are ample numbers of division structure which are divided
in 3 categories such as product structure, market and customers (Dalkir, 2017). It includes
product structure refers to those product in similar nature so grouped together in order to
produced by organisation. Market structure refers to grouping similar nature of market.
Geographical structure is process which refers to organisation present in many other location so
grouping and forming one division. CEO of Simon Roberts effectively adapting various style in
order to increasing profitability and productivity. In relevance of Sainsbury's, it includes
1,16,400 employees are working as well as present in many locations.
Simon Roberts is effectively adapting and implementation business strategies in order to
capturing huge market share in the retail industry. It includes organisation formulating new
strategies in order to gaining competitive advantages. Sainsbury's and Asda are merger in April
2018 due to effectively run the business. It includes organisation operating business operation in
many countries such as 1,428 shops in another countries. It is process which refers to developing
effective network in order to easily handle the issues due to arises in pandemic situation.
Culture-: It includes organisation culture refers to Sainsbury's providing positive
working environment in order to effectively performing business functions and activities (Eldor,
2017). There are various challenges are present in the workplace so utilised various tool and
techniques in order to achieving organisation goal and objectives. CEO of Simon Roberts used
various style in order to minimizing risk and providing safe & secure working environment due
to gaining competitive advantages.

Impact on employees-: It includes ample numbers workforces are working effectively
and efficiently in retail stores and shops in order to serves the best product and services for
customers. Leaders and manager plays vital role in order to successfully establishing business
activity and operations. Simon Roberts focusing on idea generating as well as motivating and
encouraging their staff in order to generating new ideas and developing innovative products and
services.
C. Describe the leadership style of the CEO of that firm.
In context of Sainsbury's, it utilised various framework in order to analysed the external
market and competition are available in the marketplace (Foray, 2018). CEO of Sainsbury's,
Simon Roberts effectively adapting transformation leadership style in order to encouraging,
motivating and inspiring employees in order to developing and changing as well as shaping
organisation. It includes organisation successful survive and sustain in the market. It includes
CEO Simon Roberts are used effective leadership style due to introducing new ideas and
innovation in product and services. In present scenario, it includes technology changes very fast
so accordingly analysed the environment and Sainsbury's as retail organisation so accordingly
making changes on the basis of situation and condition.
Transformational leadership-: It includes various levels of teams, division,
departments, organisations and many others. It is process which refers to leaders and managers
effectively adapting this style in order to inspiring and motivating leaders and managers. It
concentrated on organisation activity and operations as well as promote the mission, value and
objectives of an organisation.
Intellect stimulation-: This is approach which refers to CEO of Simon Roberts in order
to influencing others and creative and logical thinking (Freris, 2018). It includes encouraging
employees in order to generating new ideas and developing innovative products. It is essential
for employees in order to developing creative thinking towards the work.
Forward thinking-: It includes leaders and managers utilising effective decision in order
to achieving long term growth and success. In relevance of Sainsbury's focusing on employees
work in order to improving work performance such developing healthy relationship, strong
communication between the employees.

D. Analyse the effects of power, influence and conflict within the organisation
context.
It includes Sainsbury's is one of leading organisation in UK and serves the ample
numbers of products and services for customers. It is founded by John James Sainsbury in 1869
London, UK (Hassan, 2017). It is largest supermarket chain in UK and serves the best product
and services as well as achieving organisation goal and objectives. It is process which refers to
utilised various tool and techniques in order to serves the quality products for customers. It
involves organisation focusing on business operations so opened 1,428 shops in the year of
2019. it includes organisation operating business operation in many countries as well as
capturing huge market share. It involves started operations in many countries such as London,
Mexican and many others. It includes formulating new strategies in order to increasing
effectiveness organisation as well as enhancing profitability and productivity of company.
Effect of power-: It includes Sainsbury's utilised various model and theories in order to
effectively operating business operations in order to proper management, supply chain and
inventory. It involves organisation focusing on retail operations and performance of employees
which result as effective decision making process. There are ample numbers of factors which are
essential to evaluating in order to sustain and success organisation for longer period of time.
CEO of Sainsbury's focused on vision and mission of organisation in order to developing
corporate statements.
Conflicts-: It includes conflict management refers to effectively solve the conflict
between the employees in order to providing best solution. It includes organisation used various
measures in order to solve the problems of employees and increasing effectiveness of
organisation. The main aim and purpose of conflict management in order to resolving of conflict
due to arises disagreement, different opinion and ideas (Hayes, 2018). CEO of Sainsbury's pays
crucial role in order to work effectively and efficiently because directly impact on business
performance and productivity.
There are various kind of issues arises in organisation such as employees are not satisfied
from job so will impact on profitability and productivity. In context of Sainsbury, it includes
female employees are dissatisfied from job in order to filed complaint to management
department. It involves female employees file complaint in order to not providing good working

environment as well as gender discrimination between the male and female. It considered as
lawsuit against the Sainsbury's in order to not providing equal opportunities.
So, all this issues of Sainsbury's in order to complaining million of female staff so
accordingly female staff share the experience due to working in this organisation. CEO of
organisation Simon Roberts essential to support the female staff and putting effort due to solve
the conflict effectively.
Conflict management theory:
Conflict management theory refers to utilisation various measures such as identifying
conflict issues and handling them ion fair, sensible and efficient manner (Howitt, 2019). It
includes various conflict issues such as manager and leader adapting conflict management style
by CEO of Simon Roberts. It considered as leaders and manager facing various kind of issues so
used this style and solve effectively.
Collaborating managers-: It includes manager listen the problem of employees in order
to effectively facing issue and providing best solution in order to effectively attained
organisation goal and objectives. It involves managers analysed the situation and seek for win
win situation and condition.
Conflict resolution model:
There are various model and theories which are effectively applied by leaders and mangers in
Sainsbury's so discussed below.
Stage 1: Awareness: It is first step which refers to essential to know about the issues and
awareness of situation and accordingly formulating strategies regarding COVID-19 issues. Due
to pandemic situation refers to organisation influencing to others so accordingly taking
preventions for this kind of situation.
Stage 2: Self preparation: It is second stage of conflict resolution model which refers to
effectively and efficiently developing decision in order to maintaining resources properly
(Kontinen, 2018). It is process which refers to essential maintaining communication in order to
resolve conflict between the employees and accordingly responding on this situation.
Stage 3: Conflict resolution: It is third stage which refers to focusing on various model
in order to resolved the conflict between the employees. It is essential for organisation in order to
eliminating employees destructive behaviour, feeling and negative attitude of employees. It is
process which refers to solve the employees issues effectively and efficiently.

ent and accompanying documents (in soft copy) shall be given to you once your account is
settled by the accounts team and salary is processed, hard copy of the letters can be collected
after that. Stage 4: Negotiation: It is last stage of conflict resolution model in order to
smoothly flow of communication between the parties in order to influencing each other as well
as both the parties interest are considered (Okwechime, 2018). It is crucial stage which refers to
identification of different parties as well as know about interest of parties which are related to
position, beliefs and values.
Therefore, it is process which refers to CEO of Sainsbury's followed this model in order to
solved the different types of conflict in organisation. It is essential to solve the conflict and
meeting the interest of both the parties. Conflict resolution management utilised in organisation
in order to solved the problem of both the parties.
E. Discuss the various type of motivation used within organisation.
ssMotivational style-: There are various style which are utilised by an organisation in
order to needs are categories such as deficiency need and growth need. It involves four level of
needs which are mentioned below.
Physiological needs-: It is need which refers to biological requirement are fulfilled such
as effectively survive as well as clothing, shelter food, drink and many others (Parent and et. al.,
2020). There are ample numbers of factors are involved in order to achieving satisfaction level
of individuals.

Safety needs-: It is another need which are essential to fulfilled by each and every
employees in order to manager providing good working environment due to effectively attained
organisation goal and objectives. In relevance of organisation, CEO Simon Roberts in order to
emotional, safety and security provides the individual due to increasing motivation level.
Belongingness and love needs-: After the safety and security need leaders are essential
to providing belongingness and social feelings. It includes as third stage in order to developing
healthy and positive relationship with employees due to encouraging and motivating employees.
Esteem needs-: It is fourth level which refers to organisation adhered to follow maslow
hierarchy need structure in order to developing self esteem, desire reputation and respect from
each others. It involves focusing on promotion for experienced employees and gain prestige as
well as status.
Self actualisation needs-: It is the highest needs of maslow hierarchy in order to
individual focusing on career growth and goal and accordingly set the objectives (Rojot, 2016).
It is essential to accomplish effectively and efficiently work within specific period of time. In
relevance of organisation, it includes focused on employees capabilities and skill in order to
completed work within the period of time.
Type of motivation which are adapting by top management in Sainsbury's.
It considered as Sainsbury's top level management focusing on various tool and
techniques in order to encouraging and motivating employees due to effectively provides various
benefits such as providing wide range of products and services. It includes dealing in various
segment like clothing, grocery items and many others and offers for customer at affordable price.
Top level management of organisation focusing employees performance as well as providing
various benefits such as enhancing profitability and productivity of company. Mangers and
leaders of organisation motivating and encouraging employees towards work performance.
F. Appropriate corporate examples and literature to justify your stand.
Defining and effectively communicating of vision-: It includes aspirational leadership
strategy in order to formulating new strategies which result as achieving organisation goal and
objectives. It considered as manager and leader focusing on working performance in order to
accomplishing within specific period of time (Wang, 2018). The main aim and purpose of
organisation in order to providing standard of living and save the money due to better living.
Sainsbury's CEO Simon Roberts is effectively applied the business strategies in order to

attracting large numbers of customers as well as establishing pricing strategies due to achieving
competitive advantages. It involves retail sector mostly used the lower pricing strategy in order
to enhancing profitability and productivity of company.
G. Discussion and debate as well as suggestion / recommendations.
There are organisation effectively applied various tool and techniques in order to
successful achieving organisation goal and objectives. From the above discussed in order to
various recommendations for CEO of Sainsbury's are effectively used so discussed below.
First recommendation is establishing effective communication system in order to
employees communicate properly in order to achieving organisation goal and objectives. It
includes organisation formulating new strategies in order to beat the competitor which are
present at marketplace (Hassan, 2017). It considered as Sainsbury's utilised various promotional
tool and techniques in order to promoting business activities so used as digital marketing
platform as well as focused on omni channels for customers.
Delegate and empowering is second recommendation for managers and leaders in order
to focusing on leadership style which are helpful for organisation in order to attained
organisation goal and objectives. CEO of Sainsbury's effectively developing team spirit among
the existing employees and competence developing in different department. There are various
measures which are utilised by organisation as well as developing plan in order to companies
sustain and survive in the market for longer period of time.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it has been concluded that organisation utilised various model and
framework in order to increasing effectiveness of organisation. It is process which refers to
managers and leaders utilised various tool and techniques in order to serves the best practices for
customers. It considered as leaders and managers followed aspirational leadership strategies in
order to enhancing organisation profitability and productivity of company. It involves various
recommendation and suggestion in order to developing improvement in business function as
well as product and services.

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