Organisational Behaviour: Influence on Individual and Team Performance

Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1:Analyse how an organisation’s culture, politics and power influence individual and team
behaviour and performance..........................................................................................................1
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................4
P2: Evaluate how content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques
enable effective achievement of goals in an organisational context............................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P3 Effective team as opposed to an ineffective team.................................................................7
TASK 4.........................................................................................................................................11
P4 Concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour within an organisation and a
business situation.......................................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour refers to a study of human behaviour in the context of an
organisation. It includes different parameters such as power, politics, motivation and behavioural
psychology which can be used by managers of an organisation to derive maximum productivity.
A business manager must know the techniques of organisational behaviour which will enable it
to reach to sustainable level of success in the future which will help the the organisation in
becoming market leader (Bakotić, 2016). The company which has been selected for this report is
Waitrose Ltd. which is a British Brand of supermarkets and is headquartered in Bracknell and
Victoria in England. In this report, an analysis will be made on culture, politics, power,
behaviour, motivation of individuals for achievement of goals, understanding of cooperation,
concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour to a given business situation.
TASK 1
P1:Analyse how an organisation’s culture, politics and power influence individual and team
behaviour and performance
Organisational culture- It is a basis of various assumptions and values which governs
and determines how people must act in an organisation. It forms a core basis of organisational
behaviour.
Types of organisational culture-
Power culture- In it, power is headed just by a few individuals who seek to control the
way things run in an organisation. It makes possible to take swift and powerful decisions as there
is little discussion on them. Managers of Waitrose Ltd. can use it if they have to take decisions in
a short period of time. Power culture can be used to assert authority on individuals and teams in
an organisation which positively induces them to contribute their best and facilitates better
performance.
Role culture- In this, organisational structure is divided into an hierarchy in which
upper-level management is at the top. Roles are clearly defined and authority is delegated to
workers in different roles. It could be used by company when it wants to define clear tasks for its
workers (Balmer and Burghausen, 2015). Role culture divides the tasks for workers and different
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teams according to capability and can thus influence individuals and teams to perform better in
respective roals.
Task culture- In it, there is no single power source and different teams are formed for
achievement of different tasks. Waitrose Ltd. can use it when goals are segregated and groups
have to be made for achieving them. Task culture lets individuals and various teams in
organisation to focus on respective tasks and steps that need to be taken for achieving them.
Efficiency of workers can be enhanced by applying this type of culture in an enterprise as it will
increase productivity.
Person culture- In it, individuals are divided in different groups and they are seen as
being superior to the organisation. The managers of firm can use it to make sure that their
employees feel important for execution of a particular project. Person culture influences
individuals and teams in a company to perform better as they are given high value in decision-
making. They can also provide their inputs in different projects whenever required which
enhances their knowledge.
The company follows Role culture as in it different roles are given to individuals on the
basis of their capabilities. This thus helps in getting the best out of them in their respective roles
which can be beneficial for the organisation. Following of this culture also enhances the
decision-making ability of employees. When tasks are segregated and given to different
members of a group according to their skills, it brings out the best of them and they become
motivated for utilising their full potential for achieving different challenging tasks (Balwant,
2018).
Organisational politics- It means variety of activities done by employees of a company
which if deployed effectively can help the company in achieving its strategic goals and targets.
Some of the organisational politics related to Waitrose Ltd. are as follows-
Positive politics refers to certain activities in which employees of an organisation indulge
in which induces them to contribute to their best for company. Workers of Waitrose Ltd. use
activities of positive politics to enhance the overall efficiency in the firm. An example of positive
politics can be complementing other employees for the good work done by them which
motivates individuals and teams to perform better for achieving goals of enterprise.
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