Organisational Behaviour Sample Assignment

Organisational Behaviour

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO 1 ................................................................................................................................................1
P 1 Organization culture, politics and power influence on team performance and behaviour . 1
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................3
P 2 Content and process theories of motivation and its techniques ......................................3
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................7
P3 Understanding to make an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team...................7
LO 4 ................................................................................................................................................9
P 4 Concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour to given situation ....................9
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behaviour (OB) is the theoretical aspect of the ways people act within an
organisation. It is principle and concept which is applied mainly in attempt to create businesses
operate more efficiently. It is the research of human behaviour who are worked in organizations
and they are contributed in improving the behaviour of firm.(Mahembe and Engelbrecht, 2014).
It can be classified is three ways like individual in firms, work group and way of behave
company. This study is based on Waitrose. It is British multinational retail supermarket. It is the
biggest employee owned type businesses in UK. Report will analysis influence of culture,
politics and power on behaviour of individual in organizational context. It will evaluate content
and process theories of motivation and its technique allow effective achievement of goals in the
company.
LO 1
P 1 Organization culture, politics and power influence on team performance and behaviour
Organization Culture:
It involves attitudes, experiences, beliefs and value of organization which are acquired
through social learning and guide the way to individuals and teams to interact with one another
parties outside the company (Kitchin, 2017). There are mainly four types of culture such as role,
task, person, power that are called Handy's model organization culture.
Power Culture: Here, the power is held by an individual whose influences spreads
throughout company with power culture in the firm. There are some rules and regulations in
power culture. In this culture, an individual make any kind of decisions on their hand without
consulting with subordinates (Norton, Zacher and Ashkanasy, 2014). This kind of culture can be
effected on individual and team performance and behaviour within Waitrose.
Role Culture: In this culture, giving the roles and duties to employees according to their
job role within the Waitrose. The role culture is determined by position or role of an individual in
the organization structure. This culture built on detailed and long chain of command within the
organizational structure. In this culture, people have clearly delegated responsibilities within
highly determined structure. With this, individual get motivated and improve their behaviour.
This kind of culture directly impact on behaviour and execution of team as well as individual
(Norton, Zacher and Ashkanasy, 2014).
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Task Culture: This culture is formed when group are made to address the particular
problems and projects. The project is essential thing in which power within team will frequently
shift depending on mix of members and status of problems as well as tasks. The tasks prove
effective will be defined by the team dynamic. The working in team can be improbably
productive and creative with the right mix of abilities, personalities and leadership. With this,
impact on performance of individual and behaviour of individual within the Waitrose. There is
no single power source in the task culture within Waitrose.
Person Culture: In the person culture, an individual feel superior and unique with other
workers. The company normally exists in relation to people to work. It is the really collection of
single person who happen to be working for the similar company. The power is held to
individual in each department within company (Frederick, 2014). This kind of culture influences
on individual performance, motivation which directly impact on team working and behaviour
within the Waitrose.
Power:
The power and politics influences on individual behaviour and team performance within
the Waitrose. If an individual held power, so that it directly influenced on behaviour of other
employees like demotivation, favouritism. This can directly impact on team performance,
because demotivate worker do not perform effective and appropriately within the Waitrose.
Politics is common process in the company. It is utilised by people or team to gain power
(Elsmore, 2017).
Positive Impact of Power: The person is held power who is taking the all decision
individually without consulting with their subordinates. This can help to improve their execution
and behaviour within the company (Babnik and et.al., 2014). If the manager is done the positive
behaviour with employees, so that they are working effectively and increase motivation. This can
highly impact on the performance and behaviour of individual and team positively within the
Waitrose.
Negative Impact of Power: As opposed to that, if the power is held only one person, so
that it influenced on other employee's performance and behaviour negatively ultimately this
impact on their working in the team. If the managers are only ordering and ineffective behaviour
with workers, so that they are not working effectively and will be demotivated (Frederick, 2014).
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