Organisational Behaviour in Eddie Stobart Logistics

Organisational behaviour
through Eddie Stobart
Logistics

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
A section describing and explaining the theories and models found in your secondary research
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A section explaining the findings for the company linking practice in action to the models and
theories outlined..........................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour sets a workplace environment which keep the staff motivated
which in turns results in good quality of work life and working efficiency(Adams, 2018) . In any
organisation the interaction among all of its workforce plays a major role in setting up a healthy
environment. This interaction as a whole is considered as organisational behaviour. In this report,
analysis is done on the leading logistics UK based company construction company Eddie
Stobart. Started in 1940s as Eddie Stobart gained its recognition through its far distant logistics
service that include all means of transport. From buying its first truck in 1960 to having a net
revenue of 843 million Euros. The journey of the company consists of many challenge
overcoming instances which can only be executed with an excellent Organisation behaviour.
This report consists the analysis of the different models and theories adopted by the Eddie
Stobart in order to create a supportive organisational culture during its decades of existence.
Theories such as Complexity theory, French Raven's bases of power, Hybrid Organisation theory
etc. are discussed and their effect on Eddie Stobart Logistics Ltd. are analysed in brief.
MAIN BODY
A section describing and explaining the theories and models found in your secondary research
As per the viewpoint of Anne Kinsey, 2021, there are various theories and models for the
betterment of and organisational working environment(Metcalfe, 2018). These theories include
all the existing factors that influence an organisation from the employees to the Sr. managers;
from the objective of the company to its target goal, covering all key points which must be kept
in mind as areas that can be improvised for the growth and success of ant organisation. These
theories are as follows.
Complexity Theory and Organisation Behaviour
This theory gives a view of how an organisation should be looked at, i.e. when talking
about an organisation each and every employee should be considered as a unit of the whole
organisation(Seidel and et. al. 2019). The complexity described in this theory is that in an
organisation each and every unit has an influence over one another and Organisation behaviour is
a concept that includes combined behaviour and interaction in an organisation. According to this
theory the performance is enhanced by not just focusing on the behaviour of every individual but
also on interaction between employees, team leaders and managers. This way instead of
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