Organisational Behaviour Assignment : A David & Co

Organisational
Behaviour

INTRODUCTION
OB is helpful to understand the behaviour of persons in the organisation. It is necessary
to know the attitude the workers because they come from different backgrounds and culture &
have distinct working style. To better understand this concept A David & Co. has chosen which
belongs to food and beverage industry. In this report there are following topics are covered such
as: influence of power, politics and culture, motivational theories & techniques to achieve
organisational goal, difference among effective team & opposed team. Apart from this it also
discuss about the concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour.
TASK 1
P1. Influence of culture, power & politics
OB is a management activity which provide help to identify the behaviour of individuals
in the company. In the corporation persons comes from different culture and they have distinct
attitude towards their work. So it is necessary to analyse the behaviour of persons so that work
can be accomplish according to the requirement of organisation.
Influence of culture: The culture of company involves values, beliefs & rules which is
necessary to follow by all members. A David & Co. has its own culture that is require to be
follow so that staffs can perform as per the desire of corporation. It can be understand by
Handy's organisational culture theory which includes:
Power culture: The higher authority of A David & Co. has power to take important
decisions for the benefit and expansion of organisation. All operations are managed and
controlled by the management as per the requirement of culture (Whelan, 2016).
Role culture: Under this culture the roles of workers are decided by the manager of A
David & Co. and it is based on skills, ability and attitude of persons. As a result employees can
perform efficiently and accomplish the goals of company.
Task culture: Under this culture of organisation, management of company makes team
to identify particular issue or problem. The roles are decided on the basis of knowledge and skills
of workers so that staffs can perform as per the need of A David & Co. As a result all employees
perform better so that objectives can be accomplish.
Person culture: Under this culture worker gives priority to their own work and they do
not much concern about the corporation. Employees comes to perform their respective duties &
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