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Organizational behaviour assignment : GSK

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The structure of the company determines its culture, leadership, and working style of the organization. The following are the factors that are present at GSK and mainly include demographic, personal, psychological, and environmental which have a high influence on the individual behavior at work. AstraZeneca follows an autocratic leadership style in the organization. You can check for "Case Study Analysis on GlaxoSmithKline" and "Corporate Strategy of GlaxoSmithKline Plc" for better analysis.

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1............................................................................................................................................31.1................................................................................................................................................31.2................................................................................................................................................41.3................................................................................................................................................4TASK 2............................................................................................................................................52.1................................................................................................................................................52.2................................................................................................................................................62.3................................................................................................................................................6TASK 3............................................................................................................................................73.1................................................................................................................................................73.2................................................................................................................................................83.3 ...............................................................................................................................................8TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................94.1 ...............................................................................................................................................94.2................................................................................................................................................94.3..............................................................................................................................................10CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
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INTRODUCTIONOrganization behavior means the reaction given by the people at different situation in thecompany. Thus, to maintain harmony in the firm, it is very crucial to study every individual’sbehavior as it has a great impact on the functioning of the activities. Further, it becomes theresponsibility of the manager to analyze the behavior of person within the group and also withthe other colleagues. The success of the company depends on the how they manage theirresources to perform their activities (Belschak and Hartog, 2010). In this report the case study ofGlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is taken to analyze their activities. This company is majorly dealingwith the healthcare products which include different types of medicines to cure various diseases.Under this the structure and culture of the organization is determined. Further, in the recent timethey are focusing on the measures which must be taken to make the employees comfortable andthey can perform their task efficiently. In addition to this, the other factors are studied whichhighly influence the behavior of staff members in the organization. Moreover, differentmotivational theories are adopted so that the employees become motivated and increase theirefficiency of working.TASK 11.1The structure of the company determines its culture, leadership and the working style ofthe organization. There is an individual structure and culture followed by every company. Itmainly tells the hierarchy and the span of control of the corporation.GSK follow flat structure at its workplace. Under this hierarchy, the span of control is inthe hands of few levels of authority. In this, communication becomes easy as there are less levelsin the hierarchy. This assist in maintaining the relations among staff member and the higherauthority. In this, the each manager from different departments such as production, marketing,finance etc. are highly responsible for maintaining number of staff and they are answerable forthe performance pf the subordinates which are working under them (Blomme and Bornebroek-TeLintelo, 2012). There is less leadership as they have account of large number of workers.Further, there is greater responsibility on the employees to complete their work in proper timeand do with higher efficiency. Moreover, in this decision making become difficult as there arelarge span of control involved in hierarchy. They have a task culture in the organization. As GSKis highly focused towards making the work done in an efficient manner thus this makes the core
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responsibility of the workers to complete there work on proper time and with high efficiency.Further, teams are formulated to make sure that the work is been completed in proper time.On the other hand AstraZeneca has tall structure in its company. In this there are severallevels in the hierarchy. Further, there is less span of control over the employees. Further,decision making process easy as there is less span of control involved. Moreover, they adopt roleculture in the organization (TYPES OF STRUCTURE. 2016). Further, under this the company isresponsible for determining the rules and regulations for all the staff members. Every individualhas to has to perform the task as per the rules given to them. 1.2There is a great relationship between the structure and culture of the organization. Thus ithave a great impact on the performance of the company as a whole. Further, to ensure thecompletion of objectives it is important to have sound relation between the culture and structureof the company. Further, to get the support from all its staff members it becomes important forthe firm to provide efficient culture at the workplace which includes values and beliefs whichhelp to motivate the staff members at a higher extent. GSK formulates a formal structure in thecompany to perform their activities efficiently. The flat structure followed help in providingproper leadership and motivation to the employees which enhance their level of efficiency (Bondand Muethel, 2012). As in the firm they are having their own attitude, behavior and point ofview, thus it becomes important for the company to understand them properly and can retainthem in the organization. For this, the organization must practice several laws at the workplacesuch as discrimination act, equality act etc. so as to enhance the capability of the workforce.These laws ensure that every person in the organization is treated equally and is provided withequal opportunity. This act as a motivating factor for the employees which directly have apositive impact on the performance of the company. The structure of the company helps inpromoting performance of the individual as well of the company. Further, it includes the settingup of goals and activities and regular monitoring is done by the higher managers to maintain thehierarchy properly. On the other hand culture includes the sum of values and rituals which helpto integrate the staff members in the company. As in GSK there is a healthy environment whichmeans that there is proper understanding among the employees. Moreover, the company makessure that the beliefs and values of every employee is been considered so as to make them feelcomfortable.
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