Organisational Behaviour: Culture, Power, and Motivation

Organisational
Behaviour
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
P1 Analyse or evaluate the organisational culture, power and politics that influence the
individual and team behaviour. ..................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P2 Access the various theories of motivation such as content and process for effective
achievement of goals and objectives...........................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P3 Build understanding regarding what makes an effective in opposed of ineffective team. ...9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
P4 Apply theories and concepts within the organisational context in a given business
situation. ..................................................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is the study of the human behaviour in organisational structure
and in its settings by building relationship in between the human behaviour and organisation in
order to gain potential outcomes. One of the major goal is to revitalize the organisational theories
and practices for better conceptualization of organisational life for gaining proper understanding
and knowledge. In OB the major areas of study are includes areas of improvements in job
performance, enhancement in job satisfaction and promoting innovation by encouraging
leadership in gaining desirable objectives. This report is based on the Next Plc which is an
British multinational clothing, footwear and home products headquartered in Leicestershire.
Respective report is based on the significance of proper work and behaviour within the
organisation by including organisational culture, power and politics that directly influence team
and individual behaviour. Further it includes the theories and practices of motivation by using
content and process theories in achievement of organisational goals. It also includes the
understanding of effective in opposed of ineffective team in order to gain potential outcomes. At
last it includes the various concepts or theories of OB in business situation.
TASK 1
P1 Analyse or evaluate the organisational culture, power and politics that influence the
individual and team behaviour.
For an organisation culture, power and politics plays very much crucial role in order to
build a positive environment by defining their goals and objectives for gaining potential
outcomes. In context of Next Plc they by using various kinds of theories and practices build
diverse work environment by using such theories that are as follows:
Organisational culture:
For an organisation culture plays very much important role to mould the working patterns
and behaviour of individuals in order to achieve desirable goals and objectives (Alblas, Wijsman
and van Noort, 2019.). In context of Next Plc they by using Handy's culture typology analyse
the culture that best fitted for their organisation that are as follows:
 Power culture: With the help of power culture within the organisation in which power
just held in few hands that influence by their decisions to whole activities and actions
within a firm. In context of Next Plc they use respective culture in which major decisions
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should be taken by higher authority by considering self interest of each and every
individual in positive manner (Araújo and et.al ., 2019.). Positive aspect of respective
culture that by using such culture they can respond very quickly by heavily rely on for
gaining continues success on abilities of people at centre. The negative side of respective
culture is that size create problem as they find hazardous to link no. of activities and
control all of them simultaneously.
 Role culture: Role culture which based on rules and regulation that are very much
controlled and each and every individual acknowledge about their roles and
responsibilities that enables in giving one of their best efforts (Handy's Model of
Organisational Culture, 2019). The major strength of respective culture as it
characterised by strong functional and coordinated by narrow senior management at top
level by using formalised and standardisation. The negative side of respective culture that
selected people perform the work at satisfactorily level as position plays key role which
sometimes failed to adopt changes.
 Task culture: Task culture in which teams are formed to evaluate or address some
specific problems or projects in order to gain potential advantages out of them. They put
individuals with specialised in various areas or fields. The positive side of respective
culture that it helps in getting the job done and culture helps to bring in collaboration of
resources and people by accessing their abilities in proper manner. Negative side of
respective culture that to control over works and activities by senior manager can be
difficult for them one who responsible for allocation of projects and resources. In context
of Next Plc they as per the requirement of projects they formed teams and allocate them
duties and resources.
 Person/ support culture: In person culture Individuals seemed as an unique and superior
resource for organisation. Respective tool for organisation culture helps to enhance
motivation level of employees in order to gain sustainability and competitive advantage.
Respective kind of culture rarely found in organisation but find themselves operating in
more orthodox organisations.
Organisational power:
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