Analysis of Organizational Behaviour in ASDA Stores Ltd.

ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Analysis of culture, politics, and power of organizational behaviour:...................................1
M1 Critical analysis of culture, power and politics of organization and its influence on team
and individual performance as well as behaviour:......................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P2 Evaluation of motivation theories and techniques in achieving objectives of organization:. 4
M2 Critical evaluation of motivational concepts, theories and models and its influence on
others behaviour:.........................................................................................................................5
D1 Critical evaluation of relationship between team motivation and organizational culture,
power and politics in relation to success of business:.................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P3: Difference between effective and ineffective team...............................................................6
M3: Evaluate the group development theory to maintain cooperation within effective teams:. .7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P4: Concept of organizational behaviour within a company...........................................................8
M4: Evaluate concept of Organisational behaviour that influence the behaviour in given
business........................................................................................................................................9
D2: Evaluate the relevance of team development theories that influence the behaviour in
workplace to improve performance...........................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behaviour is an insight study of performance and behaviour of employees
in the workplace. It helps in improving effectiveness of management by appropriately managing
its human resource. This report is based on evaluation of organizational concepts and
philosophies of ASDA Stores Ltd. It is a supermarket retailer which is headquartered in England.
It was founded in 1949 by Peter and Fred Asquith (Abbott, Green and Keohane, 2016). It has its
supermarket chain in 631 locations. This report consists analysis of organizational culture,
politics and power and its influence on team performance and behaviour. It also evaluates
motivational techniques used for individual and group motivation in order to achieve business
objectives. Along with it, demonstration of cooperate efficiency and application of
organizational concepts and philosophies in business situation are also stated.
TASK 1
P1 Analysis of culture, politics, and power of organizational behaviour:
Day to day operations of business are governed and influenced by organizational culture,
power and politics. As power and politics in organization has huge impact on its culture. Every
organization has different guidelines and policies which define its work structure. Organizational
structure of ASDA Stores Ltd. in context to its culture, power and politics is defined further.
Organizational Culture: It consists of values, missions, behaviour, traits and
expectations that guides working environment of firm. Handy's model is applied by ASDA
Stores Ltd. To define its culture in a way that firm’s effectiveness and efficiency improves. This
model is developed by Charles Handy along with Roger Harrison. The focus of this model is on
defining different types of organizational culture that firm can use in accordance with its
structure. There are four types of culture explained in this model which are discussed below
along with its influence on ASDA Stores Ltd.:
 Power Culture: This culture is illustrated as web of spider in this model. It indicates that
power of influence is only on few hands who acts as a decision maker. This people are
politically minded and has power base. With the use of this culture, ASDA can judge
performance on result basis (Cohen, 2017).
 Role Culture: In this organizational culture, managers and leaders provide clear
guideline to employees about their roles and responsibilities. It will enable ASDA Stores
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Ltd. To increase efficiency of employees as they will have clear understanding of tasks to
be performed. It will ultimately enhance productivity of company.
 Task Culture: It is a job oriented culture. It focuses on on-time completion of tasks. It
can help ASDA Stores Ltd. to achieve its target on deadlines by enhancing teamwork and
utilizing human resources in optimum way.
 Person Culture: In this culture every individual belief himself or herself to be superior.
It is useful when workforce of organization consists of trained experts. Application of
this culture in ASDA Stores Ltd. will make individual realise sense of their importance
and hence will increase their commitment towards organization (Cormier, 2018).
According to organizational structure of ASDA Stores Ltd., Role culture was applied by
business. It enables managers to delegate tasks in accordance to competencies of their
employees.
Organizational Power: It is the ability of structure of organization to utilize capabilities of its
human resources. French and Raven power form is utilised by leaders of ASDA to influence
their workforce.
 Coercive Power: In this, leader orders employees to perform a task without his will.
Applying this style of organizational power in ASDA can ensure on-time performance of
tasks.
 Reward Power: It involves rewarding employees for their achievement. With the use of
this power base ASDA can boost morale of workforce and motivate them to set and
achieve high targets.
 Legitimate Power: Within it, power is related with position of the person. If the person
loses its position, he or she will automatically lose its power and authority. Designation,
value and acceptance are three bases of this power style. This base of power will ensure
clear hierarchy in ASDA. Hence, appropriate de-legacy of responsibilities will be
exercised (Duan, Li, Xu and Wu, 2017).
 Expert Power: Here, the level of skills and expertise of a person derives his power. As
power is derived through personal traits of individual, this style will ensure that decision
making authority of ASDA is with knowledge holders.
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