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Organisational Behaviour

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1P1 Influence of organisational power, politics and culture on organisation...............................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3P2 Process theory and content theory of motivation...................................................................3TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5P3 Effective team in opposed to ineffective team.......................................................................5TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7P4 Concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour........................................................7CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9.........................................................................................................................................................9REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTIONOrganisational behaviour is related to the individuals behaviours and activities in theorganisation such as – predicting, understanding, etc. It is all about employees working in theorganisation – how they act or behave, how they perform daily operations and how they dealwith different situations at workplace (Bolino and et. al., 2013). Marks and Spencer which is aBritish international company established in 1884 has been taken in this report. Impact oforganisational, culture, power and politics on employees and overall structure is also explained.Further, content theory and process theory of motivation to motivate individuals is described inthis project. Effective team and how it is better from ineffective team is also mentioned.Philosophies and concepts on organisational behaviour in administration is also explained.TASK 1P1 Influence of organisational power, politics and culture on organisation Culture, politics and power play an important role in any organisation, as all thesecomponents impacts daily operations and regulate the environment within the workplace. Impactof politics, power and culture instantly affect the structure of organisation. In context to Marksand Spencer it affects components of organisational structure which are – centralisation, chain ofcommand, decentralisation, work specialisation, span of controls and departmentalization.Organisation cultureIn every organisation there is different culture. Different types of employees havedifferent backgrounds, values, beliefs, customs, traditions, etc. Organisation culture refers to theassumptions, beliefs and values which determines how individuals act at the workplace. Incontext to Marks and Spencer – the company has unique culture which gives outlines andguidelines for the activities of individuals in the organisation. To define culture in Marks andSpencer Handy's typology has been used which is explained below (Carpenter, Berry andHouston, 2014).Handy's typologyPower culture:- In power culture individuals and their performance is judged on thebasis of result of their work done by them. Power is given to few people in the organisation andall decisions are taken by them, which can be both pleasing and adverse for the administration. Itis strong culture and can quickly turn toxic. 1

Task culture:- Task culture takes place in an organisation when group of individualscome together or a team is formed to solve particular problems of common projects and tocomplete it. Task is very crucial, so power in the group will frequently change depending on theunit members and project status (Chance, 2013). Task culture will be effective if, individualswork together with good skills, leadership and personalities. Role culture:- In role culture organisations are based on regulations. They are controlledby everyone in the administration identifying about their roles and obligations. Power in this typeof culture is defined by an individual's position in structure of the organisation. Having roleculture in the organisation will make business bureaucratic. Person culture:- In person culture individuals feel themselves superior instead oforganisation. They are concerned with their own feelings and work at the workplace. Havingperson culture in the organisation is actually just aggregation of individuals who go on to beworking for the identical organisation.In context to Marks and Spencer task culture will be mote effective as it help inperforming assigned projects or task by working together and solving issues related to that task.It also help in identifying individuals with good skills and knowledge.Organisational powerIn an organisation power refers to the ability which influence individuals and overallworking of the administration. Power is advantageous in Marks and Spencer when managersprovide different task to individuals and encourage them to complete those assigned projects. Itis their responsibility to guide and provide directions to them, for achieving organisational goals(Fisher and To, 2012. French and Raven's five types of power are explained to describe power inthe organisation.Reward power:- It is the common power among different powers. Reward power refersto the ability to provide something in return of their work or performance of individual or askingthem about their requirements for the desired work. It involves incentives, bonuses,appreciations, new opportunities, etc. for good work done and sometimes punishment for poorwork. Providing rewards to employees in the organisation will motivate them. Expert power:- Expert power refers to skills, knowledge and qualities of an individualwhich is required by someone else in the organisation. Having expert power in the organisationwill help in completing different tasks which requires various skills and qualities. 2

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