(PDF) Assignment on Organisational Behaviour

Organisational Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................3
MANAGEMENT.............................................................................................................................3
LEADERSHIP.................................................................................................................................4
Difference between leadership and management............................................................................5
Similarities between leadership and management...........................................................................6
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Organisational Behaviour is the subset of the management activities concerned with
determining, understanding and influencing individual behaviour in the organisation towards
improving organization's effectiveness (Ashkanasy and Humphrey, 2011). In this report chosen
company is TK Max. It is a subsidiary of American apparel and home goods company, selling at
prices generally lower than similar stores, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, United
States. This report analyses the concept of management and leadership and importance of their
skills in managing the organisation. It also determines differences and similarities between
leadership and management to understand its effectiveness in respective organisation.
MAIN BODY
MANAGEMENT
It is defined as set of activities related to functions of planning, organizing, directing and
controlling for the efficient and effective utilisation of resources in pursuit of one or more goals. It
involves responsibility to achieve the objectives through effective planning and regulation. The
basic function of management in TK Maxx is creating motivating environment in which employees
can perform and cooperate effectively towards attainment of group goals. In TK Maxx management
work can be divided into five basic functions-
 Planning- The management of TK Maxx is concerned with the formulation of plans and
strategies, policies and procedures needed to achieve desired organisation objective. Proper
planning helps in proper execution of work and helps to achieve desired goals.
 Organizing- TK Maxx should organize its business operations by proper allocating and
functioning of raw materials, tools, capital and personnel. Organizing involves identification
and classification of activities and proper delegation of work to meet objectives of
respective organisation (Bolinoand et. al., 2013).
 Staffing- Managerial function of staffing in TK Maxx involves managing the organisation
structure through proper and effective selection of employees and rewarding and appraisal
of employees to motivate them to work effectively.
 Directing- Directing involves guiding, supervising and motivating subordinate in TK Maxx
for the achievement of organisational goals. It involves overseeing the work of subordinates
by the superiors and helps them in proper execution of task.