Introduce to the Organisational Behaviour (OB)
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Introduce to the Organisational Behaviour (OB)
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1P1 Influence of culture, power and politics of organisation on individual and team behaviour.1a) Handy’s cultural typology.......................................................................................................1b) Influence of culture, politics and power on behaviour of employees within BBC.................2TASK 2 ..........................................................................................................................................3P2 Evaluation of way to motivate teams and individuals for effective attainment of goal.........3a) Content and process theory of motivation .............................................................................3b) How motivational theories assists in improving effectiveness in teams................................5c) How improved motivation level assist in attaining goals of BBC..........................................5TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................6P3 Creating effective teams........................................................................................................6a) Different types of teams and its significance..........................................................................6b) Ways to develop effective teams ...........................................................................................6TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................7P4 Application of philosophies and concepts of organisational behaviour................................7a) Use of organisational theory to improve productivity and performance ...............................7b) Barriers to effective performance in BBC..............................................................................8CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
INTRODUCTION Organisational Behaviour (OB) refers to the way in which individual interact with otherswithin firm. It is a subset of administration activities concerned with predicting, understandingand influencing the behaviour of individual in an organisational setting. OB is a human tool thatapplies broadly in every organisation for benefit of individual. It is the basis of management anddevelopment of human resource. Study of organisational behaviour is applied in order to createefficient business firms (Alfes and et. al., 2013). Its theories are used for the purpose ofmaximising output from individuals as well as group members. The concept of organisationbehaviour is very crucial for firms as it administers in understanding personnel in better manner.In the present assignment, given company is BBC which is the oldest broadcasting organisationin the world. This report covers impact of politics, power and culture on behaviour of individualswithin BBC. Apart from this, it also includes different theories of motivation and its influence onenhancing productivity of workforce in order to attain organisational goals in an effectivemanner. TASK 1 P1 Influence of culture, power and politics of organisation on individual and team behavioura) Handy’s cultural typologyThe model was proposed by Charles Handy in 1999 and it defines that firms are similarto countries. Each has a particular culture that depends on expectation, beliefs and values that arechanging with time span. So, it is necessary for business organisations to change its culture inorder to grow and sustain in the market as well as attain long term targets and objectives ofcompany. According to Handy's model, four types of culture are there which the firm follow.These are -Power culture: In BBC, power is concentrated in hands of few individuals and only theyhave authority to take decisions. The workforce of company is judged by their accomplishment,not by performance. Important people take major decisions at work place and delegate theirresponsibilities further to other individuals. Smith review said that power culture enables BBC tomake decisions quickly that helps the employees in effective working (Ashkanasy, Becker andWaldman, 2014). Role culture: In this culture, responsibility is delegated to every employee as per theirinterest and specialization in order to extract out the best of him. The individuals of BBC are1
aware about their roles and responsibilities which enables them to work in better manner. Inrefereed organisation, position of an employee determines his power. Proper delegation ofauthorities enables the workforce to work with effectiveness and efficiency within a particulartime frame (Del Mar Alonso-Almeida and Rodríguez-Antón, 2011). Task culture: In this culture, groups are created in order to attain targets and resolvecritical problems. In BBC, teams are formed with the individuals who have similar skills,competencies and specialization so that goals are effectively attained and problems can beresolved. Each member of the team equally contributes in achieving goals of BBC. Person culture: In this, individuals position themselves as superior in the organisation.Employees feel that they are more important then firm. The workforce of British BroadcastingCorporation put their best efforts in attaining goals of the company but, they expecting goodsalary for that. As the power is in hands of individuals, they are able to make their owndecisions. According to Smith Review, many challenges are facing by BBC in context of redefiningits culture and structure. It is necessary for the organisation to administer excellent programmingand content that enables consumer to read. In addition to this, British Broadcasting Corporationalso emphasises on developing better management visibility, creating safe working environment,break down complicated processes into simple one, recognition of good performance, opencommunication for its workforce etc. in order to enhance overall productivity and performanceof the company as well as its employees in an effective and efficient manner.b) Influence of culture, politics and power on behaviour of employees within BBCOrganisation behaviour refers to the process that defines attitude and behaviour of anindividual within organisation. It demonstrates the way in which an employee interacts withothers at workplace. This is basically a study of power, politics and culture of the firm thatinfluence performance of its employees. An individual is engaged into politics when theytransform their power into action. Politics and power put positive as well as negative impact onbusiness concern whether it is large or small (Demir, 2011). BBC emphasises on refurbishing its culture in order to extract out the best from theirpersonnel and in turn, they administer good benefits and compensation to them which valuestheir work. The company also gives stress on reducing the number of levels in employee'shierarchy or delayering of management in order to make working easy. The firm focuses on2
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