Organisational Behaviour - sainsbury's

Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
P1 Influence of culture, politics and power on organisational context..................................1
M1 Impact of power, culture and politics on individual and teams and performance ..........2
P2 content and process theories of motivation.......................................................................3
M2 Influence of theories in behaviour within an organisation...............................................5
D1 Relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that enables teams and
organisations to succeed ........................................................................................................5
P3 Effective team as opposed to ineffective team..................................................................5
M3 Relevant team and group development theories to support the development of dynamic
cooperation. ...........................................................................................................................7
P4 Concept and philosophies of organisational behaviour.....................................................9

M4 Concepts and philosophies of OB inform and influence behaviour in both a positive and
negative way.........................................................................................................................10
D2 Relevance of team development theories in context of organisational behaviour concepts
and philosophies that influence behaviour in the work place...............................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
Books & Journals.................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Organisation behaviour is study and understanding of human behaviour within
organisation. There are different culture and skills of people working in company so it is
important to understand their behaviour in order to create healthy working environment. In this
report, chosen organisation here is sainsbury's which is an seconds largest supermarket chain in
UK. This company mainly deals in superstore, convenience shop, forecourt shop and
supermarkets. In this project discussions has been made on following factors, influence of
culture, politics and power on other behaviours in organisation (Coccia 2014). Process theories
of motivation and motivational techniques which enable effective accomplishment of goals.
Various concepts and philosophies of organisation behaviours within organisational context has
also been evaluated in this project.
P1 Influence of culture, politics and power on organisational context
Organisation behaviour is a study of human behaviour in an organisation. It is a measure
in which interaction of people within organisation have been evaluated. Sainsbury's can apply
this theory to increase their overall efficiency. It also benefits them to maximise their
productivity. With the help of various models and philosophies this company can improve their
job satisfaction results and can modify their leadership skills. The main aim behind
organisational behaviour is to develop strategic approach in managing employees.
Culture is defined as how things are done in any organisation. Kinds of attitudes
prevailing in any company is known as culture. In sainsbury's there are some beliefs and
behaviours of some culture that are mentioned below:
Role culture: In this culture every individual in an organisation has defined their job
roles and responsibilities. This type of culture is generally found in government organisation. In
sainsbury's this culture plays an effective role by help their management to clearly define every
person role and jobs. This will benefit them to make their decision making and risk tasking skills
effective.
Task culture: This culture is very flexible and result oriented (Christina and et. al 2014).
This culture is mainly formed to solve any particular problem or task. With the help of this
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