(solved)Organisational Behaviour of 4com Plc

12 Organisational Behaviour

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
LO1..................................................................................................................................................1
How an organisations culture, politics and power influence individual and group behaviour or
performance.................................................................................................................................1
LO2..................................................................................................................................................3
How content and process theory of motivation will impact the achievement of various goals
using various motivational techniques........................................................................................3
LO3..................................................................................................................................................6
What is a difference between an effective and ineffective team and how an effective team can
be developed within an organisation...........................................................................................6
LO4..................................................................................................................................................9
Apply concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour...................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behaviour is defined as the study of behaviour of human within an
organisation. The behaviour of employees within firm is based on individual work, motivation,
communication, culture, task, power and politics. The present report is based on study of
organisational behaviour of a medium size organisation like, 4com plc. It is a UK based
enterprise working in telecommunication firm.
The assignment will include the assessment of organisations culture, politics and power
that influences the individuals, team behaviour and their overall performance. Also, the content
and process theories of motivations are been incorporated that contributes to an effective
achievement of organisational goals of the firm and the assessment of factors making an
effective team over an ineffective way. Along with it, various concepts and philosophies are been
carried out to provides a suitable increase in positive organisational behaviour within the
telecommunication enterprise.
MAIN BODY
LO1
How an organisations culture, politics and power influence individual and group behaviour or
performance
In an organization like 4com plc, the organizational culture behavior is deeply influenced
by the factors like its culture, politics and power distribution within the enterprise. These factors
are a major breakthrough within the firm and are required to maintain various operations in an
organization (Lu and Kuo, 2016). Organisation's culture, politics, and power have an impact on
the performance of individuals and team performances, as these three factors help in managing
and operating business functions in an organisation. They will not only influence an
organization's and individual's behavior but also impacts the accessibility of action plans that are
been carried out within the firm. The influence of power, politics and culture within 4.com Plc is
identified with the help of Handy cultural typology which is discussed below: Some major
impacts that are been undertaken within an organization and individuals’ behavior are as follows:
Influence of Culture
Organizational culture plays a very deep and crucial role in the accessing of the operations
and business activities that are carried out within the firm. A shared work culture assists the
organization and its individual to have a good operational effectiveness. Thus, will lead the
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organization to have a good accessibility of the operations and Thus, will guide the organization
to achieve their business objectives. For the organization, the culture act as the medium to
interlink stakeholders altogether to achieve the common business objectives. Besides this, it will
induce a loyalty and sense of responsibility among the employees of the firm.
Organization culture will influence the productivity and performance of individual
employees within the firm. Supportive and positive culture that provides the equal opportunities
of growth and development to all the employees within the firm. If the organization culture is
supportive it will encourage a team to work with dedication and determination which will
improve their performance of the team to a greater level at telecommunication firm.
Figure 1:Handy's Model of Organizational Culture
(Source: Lu and Kuo, 2016)
Influence of Politics
Workplace politics is the most crucial and negative factor that will influence the overall
performance of the telecommunication enterprise. Politics at workplace, in any format, leads to
unwanted conflicts and indifference within the team or at workplace. It will also affect the core
compatibility and performance of a business enterprise. The management of 4com plc is required
to undertake suitable measures in order to have an effective control over the negative impacts of
politics at workplace. It can also lead to positive environment in an organization and can have
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