Influence of Culture, Politics, and Power on Organizational Behavior and Performance

Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Analyses how an organization's culture, politics and power influence individual and team
behavior and performance............................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P2 Evaluate content and process theories of motivation .............................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P3 Explain what makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team.............................7
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
P4 Apply concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour within an organisational
context and a given business situation.......................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behavior is related to the study of behavior of each individual as well as
group of people that how effectively they are performing their roles and responsibilities within
the organization. In order to operate all the business activities effectively it is essential for an
organization to assess the behavior of each individual so that the performance of each individual
can be increased. It helps the organization in understanding the employees demand and needs
which enables them to solve all the issues which are arising within the organization so that the
organization productivity and profitability can increased. This following is assignment is based
on Tesco which is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer. This file
will cover about the influence of cultural, politics and power on the each individual as well as
overall performance of the organization. Along with this, usage of different concepts and
philosophies which will help the business in assessing the behavior of each person within the
organization.
TASK 1
P1 Analyses how an organization's culture, politics and power influence individual and team
behavior and performance.
All of these aspects like culture, politics and power have leaded the great impact on the
human resource due to which the overall profitability of an organization gets affected. Culture
refers to the environment of an organization which needs to be positive in order to achieve the
higher contribution of employees in achieving the goals. On the other hand, politics and power is
directly related to the management and leadership in the firm. For ascertaining the impact of
these factors on the individual as well as overall performance can be determined by following
discussion (Atherton, 2015).
Organizational culture: It is related to the belief, values, norms and behavior of all members
within the organization. By maintaining an effective culture within the organization goal and
objectives can be achieved in a most significant manner. For understanding the culture in this
business, Handy's cultural typology model can be used which are as follow: Power culture: In this type of culture, power is handed in a one person hand mostly
originator of the business. Small business start-ups generally have this type of culture as
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