Organisational Behaviour in Sainsbury

OrganisationalBehaviour

Executive summaryOrganisational behaviour heavily impacts the success and growth of an organisation inboth negative and positive ways. This organisational behaviour includes behaviour and attitudeof employees, management, culture of organisation, etc. which should be essentially managed bythe organisation. The managers of an organisation are responsible for monitoring these factors.Culture should be maintained good for bringing motivation in the employees and teams. Thereare various theories for motivation and culture which are discussed in this report and can be usedby the managers of the organisations for improving their productivity and growth. Also themanagers need to form effective teams using the models for enhancing their effectiveness forimproving the culture of the organisation.

Table of ContentsExecutive summary..........................................................................................................................2INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4The Organisational Culture at Sainsbury.........................................................................................4Motivation in Sainbury................................................................................................................6Communication within Sainsbury...............................................................................................7The Culture of Sainsbury.................................................................................................................8How Culture could improve organisational Effectiveness, with a focus on Communication.....8The role of Culture on Employee Motivation..............................................................................8How Sainsbury Could Use its Culture to Further Enhance its Success.......................................9CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTIONOrganisational behaviour refers to the study of various elements of an organisation suchas employees, management, culture, motivation etc. This organisational behaviour is studied bythe organisation for monitoring the performance of their employees and teams. The employeesneeds to be stay motivated for performing their roles effectively, if the employees are notmotivated then it can negatively impact their performance. The managers should use varioustheories for improving the performance of team and individuals. The taken company in thisassessment report is Sainsbury Limited which is providing food and beverages items to thecustomers all over UK. This report will discuss the culture, teams and individuals of the takenorganisation along with the theories or models which can be used for improving them. Thisreport will also cover the theories of motivation for motivating the employees of an organisation.This report will also cover the theories for improving the communication and culture of the takenorganisation.The Organisational Culture at SainsburySainsbury is the chosen company for this assessment because this company is gaininggrowth rapidly due to its organisational culture, motivated employees, communication etc. Thisfirm is also operating their business operations at large scale due to which this company issuitable to analyse the different aspects.Findings from the primary research shows that the Culture refers to the environment of anorganisation in which various elements of the company work for achieving the organisationalgoals. Culture plays a very important role in improving the productivity of an organisationthrough which the company can gain sustainability in the market place. The culture consists ofvarious elements such as mutual values, beliefs and assumptions on which the organisationalstructure is developed. These values assist the managers of the company in analysing thebehaviour of the employees (Bas, 2012). Handy's typology model is suitable for understandingthe culture of Sainsbury which is discussed as under:Handy's typology of organisational culture: This theory was given by Charles Handywhich states that the beliefs and assumptions should be followed by the organisations in order toattain their goals in an effective manner for improving the productivity. This model containsseveral types of cultures which are as follows:

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Analyse how an organisational culture, power and politics influences individual as well a as
the team performance & behaviour.............................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Evaluate how content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques enables
effective achievement of goals in an organisational context.......................................................5
Critically evaluate how to influence the behaviour of others through the effective application
of behavioural motivational theories, concepts and models.......................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
Explain what makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team.................................7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
Apply concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour within an organisational context
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CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
An organisation refers to a combination of various individuals who comes or joins a
group in order to attain certain business objectives. Behaviour refers to a term used for defining
the attitude and a way in which the employee's acts to a situation. Hence, the organisational
behaviour refers to a manner in which the employee's behaves at their workplace in front or
among others. It is significant to study the staff attitude and behaviour as this creates an impact
upon the organisational culture and the working environment of such business (Wood, J and et.
al., 2019). The present report is prepared with an aim of understanding the culture, power and
polities in a company and an analysis of different motivational techniques towards the successful
accomplishment of goals. Also, a discussion upon effectiveness and ineffectiveness of a team is
highlighted through a team development process. Lastly, the report covers different
organisational philosophies with respect to Sainsbury. The organisation Sainbury is a UK based
retail supermarket being established in year 1922.
TASK 1
Analyse how an organisational culture, power and politics influences individual as well a as the
team performance & behaviour
The term culture, power and politics within a business develops a direct influence on the
employees and team performance. The influence of culture, power and politics are explained
below:
Influence of power:
The power refers to an authority that is being allotted to an employee according to their
work and job position. The power provided to an employee's motivates other to get such position
and image within the firm (Larijani and Saravi-Moghadam, 2018). In order to have more deeper
understanding of the power influcnese following are some elements that describes power in
relation to Sainsbury:
 Coercive Power: Such type of power is provided to those staff members whoa re4
responsible for managing the operational tasks of a company. Saisnbury provides this
power to its CEO who is at the top position in the company.
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 Reward Power: Reward power is provided to those employees who are having an
authority of providing appraisals, training & development or appreciation. In respect to
Sainsbury the power is being allotted to the department of HR who provides proper
remuneration and rewards to company's employee's.
 Legitimate Power: Such power is provided to the experienced employee's of the
organisation. In Sainsbury the power is allotted to those employee's who has spend long
term in the organisation and are now experienced with its work and culture.
 Referent Power: Such power is allotted to those who has an ability to influence the other
employee's. In Sainsbury this power is being provided to the leaders or managers who has
a long followers within the organisation.
Influence of politics
The politics refers to a diplomatic behaviour with peer group or with the employee's in an
organisation. The influence of politics within the organisation Sainsbury is explained below:
 Decrease in productivity: A negative behaviour of employee's leads to the destruction in
their tasks which ultimately leads to the decrease in productivity of their outcomes.
 Change in the behaviour: There is a possibility that presence of politics within the
organisation brings change in the behaviour of employee's which can harm the
organisational environment of Sainsbury.
Influence of Culture
A culture of an organisation is denoted as a guidance, values, behaviour, hierarchy and
working environment of a business within which the employee's performs their functions. The
influence of culture is being explained below through Handy's model in context to Sainsbury:
 Power Culture: This is related with a complete control in one hand in respect to business
authority. For Sainsbury the organisational top level management carries this power in
their hand and controls each decision as well as operational activities of a firm.
 Role Culture: Such type of culture involves roles and responsibilities on the manager's
shoulders. In Sainsbury, the managers are provided with all the roles related to their
function which they are further required to allot to their employee's.
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