Organizational Behavior: Impact of Culture, Power, and Motivation on Individual's Behavior

Organizational Behavior

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Part 1................................................................................................................................................3
Task 1...........................................................................................................................................3
Task 2...........................................................................................................................................4
Part 2................................................................................................................................................7
Task 3...........................................................................................................................................7
Task 4...........................................................................................................................................9
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11

Introduction
Organizational behavior can be defined as activities of management where managers
understand, predict and make effective control over behavior of individuals so that they be loyal
towards the brand and sustain in the firm for longer duration. Present report is based on BBC
new broadcasting house (Bolman and Deal, 2017). Company has created healthy workplace
environment where people like to work. Current assignment will discuss organizational culture
in BBC. Furthermore, it will explain impact of culture, power and politics on individual’s
behavior. In addition, study will evaluate effectiveness of motivational techniques to improve
team performance. Barriers to effective performance will be explained in this report.
Part 1
Task 1
P1 Earlier organizational culture of BBC
Organizational culture can be defined as set of assumptions, beliefs which influence the behavior
of employees in the workplace (Pinder, 2014). Every firm has its own culture and beliefs and
accordingly entity guides and treats its workers. Handy has given model of organizational
culture. According to this model firms can have four types of culture; power, role, task and
person.
 Power culture: It is the type of culture in which power of decision making is in the hand
of few higher authorities only. They are the person those who make decisions for the
further operations of entity (March, 2013). They are essential part of business units and
decision maker on an entity. They allocate responsibilities to all workers as per their
capabilities and skills. In such type of culture employees have no power to say anything.
They just have to follow instruction of their seniors. Power culture bound the employees
to follow rules and regulations, these people can not share their views with management
(Lammers and Hickson, 2013).
 Task culture: It is another type of culture in which task is the main consideration aspect
for the higher authorities. In such type of culture two or four people work together as
team in order to complete the task in effective manner within specified period of time.
Higher authorities pay more attention on completion of task and innovative ideas rather
than strict rules and regulations (Besharov and Smith, 2014).
 Person culture: It is the type of culture in which employees pay attention on their own
rather than firm. Employees are not loyal towards the firm and they work in the
organization just for the money. In such type of culture if competitor gives them more
salaries then staff members can leave their jobs easily (Baicker, Cutler and Song, 2017).
 Role culture: It is another type of culture in which managers allocate work to the
employees as per their capability, qualification and interest. In such type of culture
people feel motivated and they accept challenges. This culture believes that power come
with responsibility so everyone is required to fulfill their responsibility effectively
(Schaufeli and Taris, 2014).
Earlier BBC were having power culture where higher authorities were decision
makers and employees were not having any rights to discuss any issue with management. All

staff members had to complete their allotted work by following instruction of higher authorities.
At that time if the person has any issue then they were not able to discuss their problems with
management (Barlow and et.al, 2016). Smith observed that people are demotivated and not loyal
towards the brand.
b) Influence of culture, power and politics on individual’s behavior
Culture, power and politics have high impact on business performance and behavior of
employees. BBC has made changes in its working process which has supported in making people
loyal and make them happy in the organization. In the past few years BBC was having power
culture. Due to this culture employees were not happy in the workplace. They were thinking to
leave their job soon (Morgenroth, Ryan and Peters, 2015). It was because management were not
having any concern for their workers. Under the direction of direct -general since summer 2015
BBC has decided to change its culture. Such type culture was having positive impact as well
because following rules and regulations helps in reducing conflict situation in the workplace. But
due to power culture people were not satisfied with the brand and they think to leave their job
soon. This negative behavior impact on their working performance as well. For example, if BBC
does not give freedom and rights to staff members then they will be dissatisfied and they will
move to other firms soon (Lichtenberg, Lachmann and Fosshage, 2016). But now a day’s
company has changed its culture and has adopted personal culture where management gives
freedom and decision-making rights to its workers so that they feel happy and comfortable in the
workplace. This supports the firm in making them loyal and influencing their attitude as well.
Good culture assists in enhancing efficiency level of employees and improving their
productivities as well (Barlow and et.al, 2016). For example, if BBC attend its customers after
completing working hours as well then consumers will be positive and it will enhance reputation
on entity to great extent.
Power is another element which can influence behavior of individual in the working
place. Managers has high power, if they utilize their power well and involve employees in
decision making process then it will develop bonding between them. By this way staff members
will accept any changes soon and they will corporate with the higher authorities. On other hand
if the person who has high power, but individual creates trouble then it will make them
employees negative (Lammers and Hickson, 2013). In such condition people will resist any
change and they will not support higher authorities.
Workplace politics is another most important element which may influence behavior of
individual. For example, if any manager of BBC wants to become more powerful than individual
can adopt negative way to achieve its goal. This may change behavior of other employees and
they may become negative towards the brand as well (Bolman and Deal, 2017).
Now a day’s healthy culture has been developed in BBC where employees are happy and
they like workplace environment. Cited firm now giving equal rights to all employees so that
they can share their feelings with management. They feel positive and like to sustain in the entity
for longer duration (Schaufeli and Taris, 2014).
Task 2
a) Theories of motivation