P1 Organisational culture, power and political behaviour of managers affect behaviour

Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Organisational culture, power and political behaviour of managers affect behaviour of
staff within BBC.........................................................................................................................1
M1. Critically analysing culture, politics and power influencing individual, team behaviour
and performance..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P2. a. explaining content and process theories of motivation.....................................................3
P2. b. improved levels of motivation within BBC helps in achieving organisational goals.......5
M2. Critically evaluating the influence of behaviour of others..................................................5
D1. Critically evaluating relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation
enabling team and organisation to succeed by providing recommendations..............................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P3. a. Identifying and explaining types of team and why they are important.............................6
P3. b. Explaining effective team in BBC....................................................................................7
M3. Analysing relevant team and group development theories to support development of
dynamic cooperation...................................................................................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P4. a. With help of organisational concept/theory suggesting team performance and
productivity can be improved within BBC.................................................................................8
P4. b. Barriers of effective performance within BBC.................................................................9
M4. Evaluating concepts and philosophies of OB influencing behaviour..................................9
D2. Critically evaluating relevance of team development theories............................................9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is defined as a study of knowledge and its application that
determines act of behaviour of individual in the organisation (Dinh and et.al., 2014). Thus, in this
report BBC has been taken into consideration. It is the British Broadcasting Corporation and is
headquartered in Westminster, London.
In the following report, culture, power and politics of organisation influencing individual
team and performance that influences the team and performance of BBC has been analysed. In
addition to this, motivation theory and tuck man theory of team development has also been
discussed in this report. Furthermore, this assignment also highlights on the concepts and
philosophies of organisational behaviour has been discussed taking path goal theory into
consideration.
TASK 1
P1. Organisational culture, power and political behaviour of managers affect behaviour of staff
within BBC.
Culture, power and politics in any organisation plays significant role (Dooley, 2014).
Thus, the culture, power and political behaviour in BBC that affects staff has been discussed as
per below context-
Culture
Organisational culture is termed as norms, values and beliefs and also assumptions that are
practiced in a particular organisation. This further helps in bringing stability and also control
within BBC.
The culture of BBC has been discussed in four different types that includes the following-
 Power- In this type of culture, power is held by few individuals. They are the one who
spreads their influence through the whole organisation. In this there are rules and
regulations as the one having power will decide about all happenings in BBC. Employees
of cited organisation are judged according to achievement rather than their actions.
 Role- If there is availability of such culture in BBC, they will have to follow certain rules.
In this culture, the role or position of a person determines the power in BBC. The
decision making in this culture is slow and takes less amount of risks.

 Task- this type of culture is formed when they need to accomplish a common objective or
a common task. Task plays an important role, so power within a particular team of BBC
will shift depending on team members and status of problem and project.
 Person- In person culture, individuals feel themselves as the most unique and important
to BBC. The organisation that follows this type of culture is nothing but the collection of
individuals that happens to be working for organisation.
Thus, it depends on type of culture that is basically created in an organisation. It can also have
positive and also negative effect on performance of an employee. Thus, in such type of cultures,
employees of BBC are therefore committed in order to achieve goals and thus have a positive
effect on the overall performance of an organisation.
Hofstede culture Power distance index: This dimension express degree in which powerful members of a
society accept expect power which is distributed unequally in BBC. Individualism vs. collectivism: According to this culture, high side of dimension called
individualism that can be defined as preference for creating social network which taken
by individual to take care of themselves in BBC. Masculinity Vs. femininity: Masculinity side of this dimension represent that preference in
society will be develop for achievement, assertiveness and material reward for success. Uncertainty avoidance index: Uncertainty avoidance dimension express that degree to
which members of society feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity in BBC. Long term orientation vs. short term normative orientation: In the society, this culture
successfully develop to maintain link with own past to deal with challenges. However, in
short term normative vs. pragmatic outcomes considered successfully. Indulgence vs. restraint: Indulgence also stands for society that allow relatively free
gratification for natural human drives that are related with enjoying life.
Power
The influence of power in BBC has been discussed in five forms as per below context-
 Coercive power- it is based upon the idea of coercion that means forcing someone to do
particular work against their will of doing it. It is associated in a positive way in BBC
with the behaviour that is punitive. And negative that is associated with conditional
reward. Thus, it leads to problem as often.