Organisation and Behaviour Report
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Organisation and behaviour
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................3TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3P1 Analysis of culture, power, politics in order to enhance the behaviour and performance of anindividual and team. ...................................................................................................................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5P2 Use of various motivation theories in order to accomplish all targets and goals. ................5TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8P3 Various measures in order to differentiate an effective team with ineffective team............8TASK 4 .........................................................................................................................................10P4 Application of various OB theories and philosophies for an organisational context..............10CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................12REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................13
INTRODUCTION Organisational behaviour refers to the study of human resource behaviour in company. Itis an area where huge number of employees work together and interact with each other in orderto achieve the organisational objectives and goals in a given time frame. Each individualpossesses distinct behaviour which is different from other. For this project, the selectedassociation is Waitrose, a food retail company in UK. Company has 352 branches all over theUnited Kingdom. They have stores in the Middle East and in 58 countries. This project includesanalysis of organisation power, culture, and political influence of individual's behaviour andperformance. For making process easier managers of institution should be motivated so that theywill work efficiently and effectively in achieving the set targets. Moreover, it also includescoordination and cooperation within various elements of company in order to avoid chances ofconflicts by implementing relevant organisational behaviour theories and principles (Adeniji,2011). TASK 1P1 Analysis of culture, power, politics in order to enhance the behaviour and performance of anindividual and team. Influence of cultureCulture refers to the behaviour of people in accordance with the way they act.Surroundings have major influence on working style of individual. Business have to considerthese influences and handle it efficiently and properly. Classification of culture Power culture: In this type of culture, it is the responsibility of top level management who draftspolicies and guidelines for Waitrose. Basically, they build authority and accountability chart fororganisational structure. Long term focus has to be made in order to take rapid decisions. Person Culture: Waitrose considered every worker as an important asset for the organisation.This means that every person enjoy equal distribution of power. It is a duty of superior that their
subordinates should enjoy enough ability and freedom in order to maintain the flexible workingenvironment. Role culture: Some specific roles and duties are assigned to the workforce of Waitrose. Thishelps them to understand their work promptly and focus on smooth running of the company.There are various departments which have different roles to play in accordance with thecompany's vision and mission (Dartey, 2011). Task culture: Task is simply the work assigned to individual or team. This helps in providingauthority to each employee. Task is allotted according to the skills, personality and workingcapacity of work force.Importance of culture: Culture is most important element for every company. As it definesworking environment of waitrose. As employee spend major part of the day at their workplacehence, organisational culture influence their working land personal lives. Effective communication- Culture have the huge impact on communication skills ofthe company. Employees have to deal in good way with each other which results to befruitful for Waitrose. Broader scope of learning: Culture provide various opportunities to develop skills andchances to learn in the people of waitrose. Provide Framework for planning: External environment helps in setting targets whichare set for achieving the future set targets. It helps in framing planning process whichcan be drafted for process. Influence of politics: Politics may be considered to be disadvantage for Waitrose. It aims inproviding more importance to personal motives over company's motives. If individual performsvery well then it may be possible that their performance may get influenced due toorganisational politics. Structural change- This change has a negative effect on the employees of organisation.As their roles and regulations may get impacted (Alonso 2011).Personal change- Personality of personnel gets affected by the politics. Any changes inpolitical attitude of employees have a huge impact in attaining organisational final goals.Organisational change- Politics may affect the organisation structure. As there can bechances of personal conflicts between employees.
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