Organisational Behaviour: Influence of Culture, Politics, Power, Motivation, and Effective Team

Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Effect of culture, politics and power of organisation on individual and team behaviour and
performance.................................................................................................................................1
M1 Critically analyse how the culture, politics and power of an organisation can influence
individual and team behaviour and performance........................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P2 Discussion of theories of motivation which implies effect on the achievement of
organisational goals.....................................................................................................................3
M2 Critically evaluate how to influence the behaviour of others through the effective
application of behavioural motivational theories, concepts and models.....................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P3 Highlight the factors which makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team......6
M3 Analyse relevant team and group development theories to support the development of
cooperation within effective teams.............................................................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P4 Apply concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour within an organisational
context and given business situation...........................................................................................8
M4 Evaluate how concepts and philosophies of OB inform and influence behaviour within a
given business situation...............................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
References:.....................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is generally a concept which create the guidelines to the
organisation. In order to gain the knowledge and predicting the activities related to corporate, it
is necessary for management of organisation to learn OB. In simple words, it can be said that the
OB is the study of interaction of members in an organisation. Stability and progress of
organisation have been also analysed by several theories of organisational theories. Motivation is
an essential factor which influence the employees of organisation to work effectively which also
result in the improvement of overall performance of organisation (Tomassini and Baggio, 2021).
The chosen organisation for this report is Tesco Plc which is a British multinational grocery
retailer having headquarter in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
This report include the influence of power, culture & politics of organisation on individual and
team behaviour, importance of content and process theories of motivation in goals achievements
along with the difference between effective and ineffective team. In addition to this, it also deals
with the concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour.
TASK 1
P1 Effect of culture, politics and power of organisation on individual and team behaviour and
performance.
An organisation highly affected by the behaviour of a group of people or individual at
work place. A difference have been analysed in the behaviour of each and every individual.
Employees of an organisation plays an important role as it help the organisation in reaching at
the desired position and attain the goals and objectives. Human behaviour in an organisation
have been influenced through several factors which include culture, power and politics.
Organisational Culture
It is the concept of combination of values, experience, beliefs and psychology of business
firm. Positive organisational culture influence the people to work in an effective manner in order
to achieve the goals and objectives. Tesco is majorly focusing on satisfying the customers by
following customer driven culture. The management of organisation hire right person for right
place and provide right training to them (Rathnaweera and et.al., 2020). Effective
communication among the management and employees create the positive organisational culture.
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Management of a business organisation use Hofstede's model in understanding the culture of an
organisation by analysing all attributes.
The behaviour of employees of Tesco towards each other is positive and effective.
Behaviour of individual at work place helps in developing the healthy working culture. In order
to gaining competitive advantage, it is necessary for organisation to arise an internal competition.
It implies affect the individual behaviour along with the team behaviour (KUMAR, RAM and
PAL, 2021). If positive organisational culture have been provided to the employees to work, it
develop the interest of employees towards the organisation and the interest of individual prevail
over by the interest of organisation. It has been analysed that the organisational culture of Tesco
Plc is found as effective as it develop the behaviour of individual and team positive and influence
the individuals towards their work performance. Effectiveness in the team work of Tesco
develop the culture of customer driven which result in the productivity and profitability of
organisation.
Politics
The behaviour of individual and team also get affected by the politics. It define the
irrational behaviour of employees in a firm in order to attaining the benefits which are found as
beyond the control of management. Tesco is a multinational company performing business
operations with several of employees. In order to smooth functioning of organisation, the
responsibilities of employees goes down in the line. Some of employees working on different
levels present their interest in spoiling or harming the image of few people in front of others.
The working atmosphere of organisation may effected by the dirty politics which also
affect the relationship among other employees negatively. A heartless attitude raise among the
employees towards each other. As a result, individuals behave in a rude manner with the other
employees working in the same organisation and develop the feeling of frustration and anger. On
the other hand, its affect can also be seen on the process of communication as the information
will not reach directly to all the employees (Mackie and Bates, 2019). All these factors state the
effect of politics on the behaviour of individual or a team in the organisation.
Power
Power is also consider as an element which affect the behaviour of individual along with
the team and its affect can also be seen on the working performance of entire organisation.
Higher the power is in the hand of employees influence them to improve their work performance
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