Impact of Culture, Power, and Politics on Organizational Behavior

ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
P1 Evaluate impact on cultural, power and politics....................................................................3
P2 content as well as process theories.........................................................................................5
P3 Effectiveness of team.............................................................................................................9
P4 Concept of philosophies of organization behaviour............................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15
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INTRODUCTION
Organization culture can be defined as a system that can shared values, assumptions as well
as beliefs. They create a strong influence on the individuals and people who are working within
an organization. It also helps in maintaining social and psychological environment of an
organization. Present Report will mainly lay emphasis on politics, culture, Handy's Model of an
organizational culture as well as power on the behavior of a firm (Bishop, 2015). It also analyses
that how employees get motivated as individuals and teams to accomplish a goal. It also
demonstrates an understanding to cooperate effectively. Furthermore, it also lays emphasis on
the concepts as well as philosophies of the Tesco. Tesco is a British multinational retailer whose
headquarter is in England, United Kingdom. According to their gross revenue they are the third
largest retailers present in the world. They operate in more than 11 countries with more than
450,000 employees working with them.
P1 Evaluate impact on cultural, power and politics
Power Culture – There are few rules as well as regulation within a power culture of Tesco. Here
in this organization power has only held by some individuals. Here staff members are judged
through what they do instead of how they act or how they do things. Thus, consequences of this
quick decision is making. Even if they are not best for term long term decision (Cohen and Eyal,
2015).
Role culture -It is used ion the rules that are highly controlled. Every individual within an
organization know about the roles as well as responsibilities. It also determines through a
person's position.
Task culture -When teams formed, they are assigned to a particular project. When task done by
team members proves (effective) than it is called as dynamic team. Through the right mix of
skills. Leadership as well as working of teams could be incredible creative as well as productive.
Person culture- People working within an organization see themselves as unique as well as
superior. Here there is a collection of various individuals happens to work in the same firm
(Fischer and Schultz, 2017).
Hofstede's cultural dimensions
Power Distance – It deals with the dimension that all the people in societies are not equal as due
to their attitude of culture shows their inequality. Taking an example of japan such as japan is
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consider as meritocratic society . It is considered as the strong notion within Japanese education
system each and everybody is born equal and anyone gets a higher post if he works hard.
Individualism- It scores 46 on the dimension of individualism. Here in this self-image is drive
here people look after to themselves and also their direct family (Guo and et.al., 2017)
Masculinity- it indicates that the society has a high score (Masculine) will be more success,
achievement and competition. In corporate japan employees expresses when they are fighting
within a winning against their competitors. It is hard for female to climb corporate ladden within
japan with masculine norm of hard as well as long working hours.
Uncertainty Avoidance
At 1992 Japan was considered as the most uncertainty avoiding countries. Such as japan is
consisting facing natural disasters like earthquake, tsunami, volcano as well as typhoon
eruptions. So Japan was ready to face any circumstances as they learn to prepare themselves.
Long term orientation- It describes that society has to maintain some links regarding its won
past when dealing with challenges of the present as well as future. At 88 Japan was considered as
one of the long term orientation . People in Japan lives their lives by virtue as well as practical
goods (He and et.al., 2018).
Indulge- This is considered as one of the challenges that confronts the humanity now, past to
the degrees through which children are socialized.
Types of power within a leadership
Powers means different for the different people.
Formal Power- The power of conveyed by fear of losing one's job. Receiving a poor
performance as well as having prime project that might be taken away. Reward is conveyed
giving bonus, raises a promotion as well as wishes. This is considered as the power for the
compliance of people's wishes.
Personal Power- Expert that comes from one experience, knowledge as well as experiences. In
particular areas and also it becomes tough. As we receive experience within a particular areas
and also began to expert power that can assist to meet the goals. For example -A project manager
who is able to solve a specified challenging problem to assure a project that on a track
(Karanika-Murray and et.al., 2015).
Analysis of influence of power, culture and politics on behavior performance on team work
and on an individual.
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