Influence of Culture, Power and Politics on Individual and Team Performance

Organisational
Behaviour
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
P1) Influence of culture, power and politics on individual and team performance...............3
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................6
P2) Motivational theories for the achievement of organisational goals.................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
P3) Effective team opposed to ineffective team.....................................................................8
P4) Concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is a study of the performance of the individual working in the
organisation and activity they perform. It helps to understand the behaviour of the individual at
the workplace and helps to identify the structure of the job, performance, motivation, leadership
etc. The growth of the company and the behaviour of the organisation are interrelated with each
other. Also the performance of the employees helps the company to achieve their goals as with
their contribution only the companies can achieve their organisational goals. In this report the
company that is taken into consideration is Sainsbury’s that is a chain of supermarket in UK. It
provides various goods of basic necessity along with that all other goods which are normally
available at any supermarket under their own brand name and under the name of others. In the
report the topics that have been covered are influences of the culture, power and politics on the
performance of the individual and the overall organisation. Along with various motivational
theories, philosophies of organisational behaviour are covered.
TASK
P1) Influence of culture, power and politics on individual and team performance
The culture of the organisation, power and politics has the impact on the performance of
the individual and the teams. These factors have influence on overall performances of the
organisation which can be positive or negative. Managers and the leaders in the organisation
have the ability to influence the employees working in the organisation and they also have
powers to get the work done from the employees (Wood and et.al. 2016). The managers in
Sainsbury’s guide the employees to execute their role and job effectively. Influence of these
factors on the individual and teams are given below:
Influence of politics on individual and team
Politics can be referred to as the informal efforts which can affects the activities of the
organisation, as it can have positive influence for some while for some it will have an adverse
impact. Further it impacts the culture of the organisation. In Sainsbury’s the managers and the
leaders consider the political environment which helps them to reduce its impact. Various
influences which it can bring on the organisation are:
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Affects the ambience of the organisation: Politics in the organisation affects the
surroundings of the organisation also it has impact on relations between the superior and the
subordinates.
Changes the employees’ behaviour: Politics in the organisation affects the attitude of
the employees as they lose their interest in their job because of unfavourable working situation
etc. For Sainsbury’s the employees of the company will get demotivated that has direct impact
on their productivity and thus on the profitability of the company (Antonakis and House, 2013).
Influence of power on individual and team
Power is the force which is being used the managers to motivate and guide the employees
in the organisation which helps them to increase their productivity. The managers has the power
to take the decisions on the basis of which they determine the roles and responsibilities,
encourages the employees so that their performance can be improved. The powers are of
different type which is used by the managers. In context of Sainsbury’s the powers which are
used by the managers are given below:
Coercive power: These are the power in which the mangers can punish the individual
and even terminate them. In Sainsbury’s this power is being used by the managers with those
employees who do not take their work seriously. This affects the overall culture of the
organisation.
Reward power: This is the power of the managers which helps them to provide rewards
to the employees on the basis of their performance. With the help of this power the leaders and
the managers of Sainsbury’s can motivate the employees to enhance and improve their
performance.
Legitimate power: These are the powers which are given to persons of the organization
on the basis of their designation and responsibility. In Sainsbury’s this power help the managers
to emphasis control over the employees. Such powers are given to the immediate superior of the
employees so that they can easily monitor their actions and performance.
Referent power: This power helps the manager to influence the employees’ behaviour in
the organisation. It has been efficiently utilised by the leaders and the managers of the company
as it helps them to make their employees comfortable and influence them to work which will
help them to improve their performance (Ball, 2012).
Influence of culture on individual and team
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