ASSIGNMENT | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Influence of organization’s culture, politics and power on team behaviour and performance....3
Critical analysis of business structures........................................................................................5
Interrelationships between different organizational function......................................................5
Evaluation of Content and process theories of motivation..........................................................6
Effective team as compared to ineffective team..........................................................................7
Analysis of team development theories.......................................................................................7
Concepts and philosophies of OB................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behaviour refers to the analysis of the performance and action of the team
as a whole, as well as the individuals in context of an organization. The organizational behaviour
is importance for a company as it aims to help and understand the nature and behaviour of the
workforce employed within an organizational space. This project is based on the case study of
google. It was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in the year 1998. This study aims to
analyse how culture, politics and power affects the team behaviour and performance. It studies
how goals can be achieved effectively with the help of different theories. It includes justification
and evaluation of concepts and philosophies in both negative and positive aspects. The project
will discuss the causes that makes a team effective as compared to ineffective team. The project
will analyse group development theories to support the development of dynamic cooperation.
MAIN BODY
Influence of organization’s culture, politics and power on team behaviour and performance
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension’s Theory
This theory is important for an organization as it analyses the impact of an organization's
culture on its employees coming from different cultural backgrounds. According to this theory,
there are six dimensions of culture.
Power distance index:
Google follows a low power index as it focuses on an informal working style which
provides equal distribution of power among its employees (Guttenberg, 2020). This keeps the
employees happy with the working environment.
Individualism versus collectivism:
Google believes in team effort in carrying out a project. It believes that when the
employees of a company work together as a team, the results of the efforts get multiplied.
Therefore, google focuses on collectivism. While following the collectivism, it ignores the
personal development of the workforce.
Masculinity versus femininity:

According to this theory, femininity refers to fluid gender roles which means roles for
men and women are not fixed. They are given responsibilities according to their potential.
Google trails the same approach.
Uncertainty avoidance index:
Google has a high uncertainty avoidance index (Kiweewa, and et.al 2018). This states
that it is though it promotes friendly working environment but the employees need to adhere to
rules and regulations of the organization.
Long term versus short term orientation:
The team of Google focuses on long term orientation of the company. It works on
building the employees a great asset for the long term in the organization.
Indulgence versus restraint:
Google believes in the concept of keeping the employees happy and satisfied which states
that it follows the concept of indulgence.
French and Raven bases of Power
According to this theory, there are six bases of power:
Legitimate Power
This kind of power is only held by the CEO of the company which is used only for
specific situations (Donald, and Carter 2020). Google does not believe in putting pressure on
their employees in order to get something done.
Reward Power
The power of rewards is practiced by the management of Google in order to influence the
team and motivate them for giving their best to the organization. However, sometimes, the
rewards are not as great as expected by the employees.
Coercive Power
This power is not practiced by the Google. This involves punishments and threats in
order to get the work done. Not using this power helps the company in building trust among the
employees.
Informational Power