Organisational Behaviour: Impact of Power, Politics, and Culture on Team Performance

Organisational Behaviour
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Table of Content
Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
P1 Impact of power, politics and culture on team members and individual performance..........3
P2 Discuss motivational techniques and theories........................................................................6
P3 Contrast of effective and non-effective team.........................................................................8
P4 Philosophies of organisational behaviour.............................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is understood as the study of behaviour and attitude of human
beings and the way they deal in daily activities in a workplace (Balwant, 2018). It is a broader
term that covers perception, behaviour, leadership and so on which measure the performance of
personal and provide positive outcomes. This report is based on Rowlinson Knitwear which is
small and medium company and is headquarter in UK. It deals with manufacturing of garments
for corporate and formal wear, school uniforms. This report includes the effect of authority and
culture on organisation behaviour and several motivation theories. This report covers distinguish
between effective and non-effective teams. Various concepts and philosophies of organisation
behaviour is also covered in this report.
P1 Impact of power, politics and culture on team members and individual performance
Organisation behaviour is a wider term that has impact of authority, politics and culture
on the performance of team members as they involve the interaction of day to day activities and
tends to facilitate smooth operations of activities (Baumeister, 2016). The top manager of
Rowlinson Knitwear would abide all rules and regulations and follows proper safety and
precaution in their workplace due to such pandemic of Covid-19.
Power: It involve the authority in the hands of CEO of Rowlinson Knitwear to take
majority of decisions by delegation of task appropriately among their staff. They also influence
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and monitor the behaviour of subordinates so that they could achieve desired level of output
which contribute more success. The kinds of power are elucidated below:
Coercive power: This involve fear among the employees of losing their job which brings
negative outcomes and affect the overall productivity. The manager of Rowlinson Knitwear has
more authority as it creates dissatisfaction among their staff which provide undesirable results
and thus minimise the overall performance as they would not be able to contribute their best.
Reward power: This type of power promotes a healthy environment as the senior
manager would rewards their colleagues through monetary and non monetary performance on
the basis of their performance. The director of Rowlinson Knitwear would judge and then
appreciate the efforts of staff which enable them for higher performance and complete their
targets withi short span of time.
Legitimate power: This involve the positions hold by top management as it has more
power while low level manager has less authority in a workplace (Blowers, 2017). The top
authority of Rowlinson Knitwear would direct and monitor the activities of staff by judging the
accuracy of standards and identify weak spots, if any, then it took corrective actions
immediately. This ensure more prospects of success and improve the overall effectiveness over a
marketplace.
Expert power: This base of power is influenced by expertise knowledge, technical skills
and abilities who provide best and innovative ideas and aids in making best decision so as to
promote growth. The manager of Rowlinson Knitwear would hire a technical expertise who
could render an excellent advice and also has ability to deal with pressure with calm and
patience.
Referent power: It involve the degree of respect and dignity which can be earned through
experience as it influences others by its act and conduct. The top manager of Rowlinson
Knitwear would ensure proper guidance and treat their employees in a coordinated manner so
that they could develop a sense of team spirit and belongingness among them which provide an
enormous opportunity to firm of prospects of growth and ensure a bright future.
Politics: It is a process of making a common decision by forming the opinions of
different colleagues in a workplace that has direct impact on group of people. It can exist at
anytime and is mostly practiced which emphasise on getting undue advantage and thus achieve
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