Organizational Behaviour: Culture, Politics, and Power

ORGANIZATION AND
BEHAVIOUR

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Relation between culture, politics and power ........................................................................3
Influence of culture, politics and power on the individual and team behaviour....................5
Influence of behaviour with help of motivational theories....................................................6
Motivational theories help in achieving the goals of the business.........................................7
Relevance team development theories...................................................................................8
Effective team as opposed to ineffective team.......................................................................8
Application of concepts and philosophies of organizational behaviour.................................8
Team Development Theories.................................................................................................9
Effective Team vs. Ineffective Team...................................................................................11
Concepts and philosophies of organizational behaviour......................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behaviour is the study of the people working in the company that how
they behave to the certain situation or any event. The study of the behaviour of the employees is
very necessary because this impacts the profitability of the company (Osland, Devine and
Turner, 2015). This is majorly because of the reason that if the employees do not behave in
positive way then the company will not succeed in their business. The present study is based on
company Aldi. The company was founded in the year 1946 by two brothers Karl Albrecht and
Theo Albrecht. The company deals in super market chain which deals in mainly groceries and
household essentials.
The present report will start by an analysis of the relation between the culture, politics
and power and its influence on the individual and the team behaviour. Further the discussion will
be done on the influence of the motivational theories on the performance of the employees and
the impact on the achievement of the goals and objectives of the business. Next the different
team development theories and the difference in between the effective and ineffective team will
be carried on. In the end, the different concepts and philosophies of organizational behaviour and
how it influences the behaviour of business.
MAIN BODY
Relation between culture, politics and power
For the business to have success it is very necessary that there is good relation between
the culture, politics and the power. This is majorly because of the reason that if these three are
not good in business then there will be many conflicts and differences within the employees.
Culture- this is defined as the ambiance or the environment in which the employees are
working. The culture is very necessary for the successfulness of Aldi. This is because of the
reason that if the culture is not comfortable then the employees will not like to work in such
places. For this Aldi can use the Handy model of culture. This includes four different types of
culture which can be applied in the company to make the working effective. These cultures are
as follows-
Power culture- this is the type of culture in which the main focus is laid on the power to
take the decision (Harwiki, 2016). This culture is not much good as if more power is laid in
hands of few then this will demotivate other employees as they have no authority to take or
participate in the decision- making process.

Task culture- this is a type of culture in which more focus is laid on the building of team
for working (Van Hoye and Stockman, 2016). This team working is very necessary because this
is a more better and quality approach for the company as this will improve the efficiency of the
business.
Role culture- under this type of culture the work is allocated to the employees on the
basis of their skills and capabilities. This is necessarily because of the reason that this will
improve the efficiency of the employees as they are allotted the work in which they are experts.
Person culture- this is the last type of culture which is prevalent in the company. Under
this type of culture, the employees of the company feel that they are superior to the company
itself. Thus, in accordance to them the achievement of their personal objective is more important
as compared to the achievement of the goals of company.
The recommended culture for Aldi is the use of task culture or the role culture. This is
mainly because of the fact that if the company follows the task culture then it means that more
preference is given to the team work and this will increase the efficiency of the work. on the
other hand, the use of role culture will also increase the efficiency of the employees as they are
given that work in which they are expert.
Power- this refers to as the power to control the business or the power to take the
decision in the business. It is very necessary for Aldi to have power in correct hands. This is
mainly because of the reason that if the power is in wrong hands then the company can face the
losses. For this Aldi can use the power model of French and Raven. This model includes five
different types of power which are segregated into two main category that is positional power
and personal power.
The positional power is the one which the employees get because of their position within
the company. this includes three power that is rewards, legitimate and coercive power. On the
other hand, personal power is the one which is enjoyed by the person because of some special
knowledge and expertise which makes the employee different from the others. This type of
power includes the expert power and the referent power (Kelloway, Nielsen and Dimoff, eds.,
2017).
For Aldi the type of power which is beneficial is the personal power. This is majorly
because of the reason that if the employees are awarded with personal power then this motivates
the employees to work more efficiently so that they also get the personal power. This will