Organisational Behaviour: Culture, Politics, Power and Motivation at Procter and Gamble

Organisational Behaviour
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Part A...............................................................................................................................................3
A critical evaluation of the relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that
enables teams and organisations to succeed providing justified recommendations...............3
A critical analysis of how the culture, politics and power of Procter and Gamble can influence
individual and team behaviour and performance...................................................................4
A critical evaluation on how to influence the behaviour of others through the effective
application of behavioural, motivational theories, concepts, and models..............................6
An evaluation of how content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques
enable effective achievement of goals at P&G.......................................................................8
A critical analysis and evaluation of the relevance of team development theories, concepts
and philosophies that influence behaviour in the workplace to improve business performance
and productivity......................................................................................................................9
Explain what makes an effective as opposed to an ineffective team. Analyse how the theories
can be applied to improve behaviour and improve performance at P&G applying different
team theories.........................................................................................................................11
An application and evaluation of how concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour
inform and influence behaviour within an P&G..................................................................12
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
This is a case study report on organisational culture and motivation in the context of a
organisation. The purpose of this report is to analyse the influence of culture, politics and power
on the behaviour of others. The chosen organisation for this report is Procter and Gamble, which
is an American consumer products company which is headquartered in Ohio.. The study of an
organisational culture includes various expects like organisation's experiences, judgements,
principles as well as beliefs
and other values that affects behaviour of its members (Ainsworth, 2020). This report critically
analyse the influence of organisational behaviour on individuals as well as on the overall
performance of an organisation. The following report discuss various suggested motivational
theories to understand the behaviour and needs of an individual which influence their
motivational activities. This report also evaluates motivational techniques for the purpose of
achievement of organisational goals. In addition to this, it includes terms like cooperation and
explains their importance and significance. Moreover, concepts and philosophies regarding
organisational behaviour are discussed in context of the chosen organisation.
MAIN BODY
A critical evaluation of the relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that
enables teams and organisations to succeed providing justified recommendations.
Organisational behaviour allows an organisation to gain knowledge regarding
personalities and actions of employees. The various factors that affect organisational behaviour
includes its culture, politics, policies, structure and power etc. that impact upon the working of
employees as well as the organisation. In context to Procter and Gamble, its organisational
behaviour determines the ability and working methods of its employees and staff. It implies their
attitude and determination towards the achievement of their organisational aims and objectives.
It allows the company to operate efficiently and maintain a code of conduct and decorum to
ensure standardisation in the organisation (Bhattacharyya, Mehta and Jha, 2021). The various
aspects of organisational behaviour are understood in detail with the help of following points.
Organisational culture
Organisational Culture denotes the manner in which an employee performs its job and
fulfil tasks assigned to him as well as the ways of interaction and communication with one
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another. It defines the decorum of an organisation that need to be maintained in order to set
comply with organisational standards. It includes different principles, values, customs and other
such factors which define the ways of operational activities within a company. In context of
Procter and Gamble , its organisational culture combines the efforts of its workforce together and
ensures proper guidance to the employees. An organisation defines its culture on the basis of
numerous factors including the surroundings in which it operates, its aims and goals, their belief
system and management style of the company (Budur and Poturak, 2021). In context to Procter
and Gamble , the company is not focused on adherence to strict hierarchies and execute a
competitive culture where it pays emphasis on creating friendly and strong relations with
external parties to increase its sales turnover.
Organisational politics
Organisational Politics refers to harsh tactics of individual working in a company to gain
secure position and mean advantages. It denotes irrational behaviour of employees to seek gains
which creates injustice and negativity among individuals and team members
Organisational power
Organisational Power refers to the capability of having influence on actions and
behaviour of individuals and stakeholders in a organisation. It implies the level of dependency
someone could have on individuals possessing power which decides their influence. In context
of Procter and Gamble, power relations decides the mutual working of managers and employees
regarding decision making as well as management (Homberg, Vogel and Weiherl, 2019).
A critical analysis of how the culture, politics and power of Procter and Gamble can influence
individual and team behaviour and performance.
Culture
Organisational culture influence the behaviour of employees in many ways which are stated
below in the context of Procter and Gamble:
 It affects the working of an employee and define their status of performance. Proper
organisational culture supports strong teamwork and improves overall performance of the
company.
 An employee is determined to work hard in order to maintain standards of organisational
culture which improves their motivation levels. Higher motivation ensures enthusiasm in
the work performance of a team.
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