Organisational Behaviour: Influence of Culture, Politics, Power, Motivation, and Teamwork on Performance

Organisational Behaviour

Contents
Contents.............................................................................................................................................
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 How company's culture, politics and power influence individual and team behaviour and
performance.................................................................................................................................1
M1 Critically analyse how the culture, politics and power of the organisation can influence
individual and team behaviour and performance.........................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P2 How content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques enable
effective achievement of goals in an organisational context.......................................................3
M2 Evaluation to influence the behaviour of others through the effective application of
behavioural motivational theories, concepts and models............................................................5
D1 Critically evaluate the relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that
enables teams and organisations to succeed providing justified recommendations....................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P3 Explain what 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..............................................................................................7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P4 Apply concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour within an organisational
context and given business situation............................................................................................8
M4 How concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour inform and influence
behaviour within a given business situation................................................................................9
D2 The relevance of team development theories in organisational behaviour concepts and
philosophies that influence behaviour in the work- place...........................................................9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCE................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behaviour is the study of how people interact in groups and its principles that
are used to make right decisions. This is academic study of how people interact within groups
that can be used to bring changes and maintain higher performance (Bracher, and May, 2019).
The aim of organization is to operate their business by introducing changes and make businesses
operate more effectively. To understand about this, Iceland Foods Limited has been selected that
is British Super market chain, headquarter in Deeside, Wales (About Iceland Food Limited.
2021). The organization founded in 1970 by Sir Malcolm Walker for the purpose of operating
their business effectively. The management maintain good culture and behaviour of themselves
which can help to develop the organizational performance. The report covers organization’s
culture, politics, and power to influence individuals, individual and team motivation to achieve
goals, how team cooperate with others and philosophies of organizational behaviour in given
situation.
TASK 1
P1 How company's culture, politics and power influence individual and team behaviour and
performance
Organization culture defined as proper way to behave by maintaining trust, responds, and
sharing the knowledge which used to develop the business performance. This is the group of
internal values and behaviour that showcase by individuals for the purpose of attaining
organizational goals. Iceland Food is the large size organization that sales different range of
products and services that can help to grow business. To understand the culture of organization
Handy culture is follows by management that influence individual and team behaviour
performance that is explained below:
Power – This culture is related to power that have in one person only and others need to
follow. This shows as authority and power which is given to single person for making decision
and running business. The management of Iceland Food can behave under power culture where
all decision taken by this person, influence individual and team members as they leave the
organization.
Task – When targets are decided by management, task culture follows by organization so
that each work will done properly. In this, a task is given to employees as per their skills and
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interest which supports to develop the business activities. In relation to Iceland Food company,
adopting task culture influenced individual and team behaviour positively as it increases learning
of individual and gets ready to work in a team to attain common goals (Ciano, and et.al., 2019).
Person – It has seen that sometimes employees feel that they are important than
organization so they behave like owner and does not get ready to work properly. The employees
who consider in person culture does not understand work responsibilities and affects
organization performance negatively. To follow person culture by Iceland Food’s management
individual do not work properly and create the conflicts between team members. Thus, it
influences team and individual performance negatively.
Role – This showcase a culture where roles and responsibilities of employees delegated for
the purpose of running their business. This states roles and responsibilities of each person who
involved in organizational goals and perform well. This can help to develop the business
activities and function effectively. Iceland Food can follow role culture by allocating work
responsibilities between employees that influence individual to improve their learning and team
group achieve business goals.
Iceland Foods is larger supermarket that follows Task culture wherein management decides
task for individual and team group with time limit that can help to complete work and maintain
higher performance.
Power
This is the amount and ability to influence individuals for the purpose of bringing changes
and take right action. To understand organizational power Iceland Food has decided to use
French and Raven model to select best option such as:
Coercion – This power is used by an individual to threat someone including mentally,
socially, emotional, and economical for the purpose of getting work done. This create a feeling
of fear in employees and they work for job securing. In case of using coercion power by Iceland
Food individual and team work will be done in fear of punishment where chances of mistakes
and errors.
Reward – This power is based on right of someone and doing different which can help to
feel special in front of all. This is effective power which used by organization to motivate
employees and getting work done effectively by managing each function and activity. In case of
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