Analysis of Organizational Behavior and Management Theories
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1 ..........................................................................................................................................3P1. Influence of culture, politics and power on the behaviour of employees.............................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5P2. Motivational theories for achieving organisational goals.....................................................5TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7P3 State what makes a team more effective as opposed to an ineffective team.........................7TASK 4...........................................................................................................................................2P4. Philosophies and theories of organisational behaviour.........................................................2CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
INTRODUCTIONOrganisational behaviour refers to the study of a way in which people interact and behavewith one another at workplace. It involves assessment of how the behaviour and performance ofan employee get affected when working within a team (Chiboiwa, Chipunza and Samuel, 2011).Dr Martin is an footwear manufacturing company which is headquartered in UK. Current reportis about the decision taken by Dr Martin to relocate its office from Northampton to London andchallenges faced by them while executing this action. This report elaborates about the influenceof culture, politics and power on employees behaviour along with various motivational theoriesthat can be used to enhance productivity of employees. It also describe about characteristics thatmake an effective over ineffective team and path goal theory to improve employees behaviour. TASK 1 P1. Influence of culture, politics and power on the behaviour of employees Every organisation has a different culture and norm which may or may not as per theexpectation of employees. Culture plays an essential role in the performance of an employees asfavourable cultural environment motivate them to work as per the required standard. Ifemployees needs are fulfilled by the organisation they will be happy and perform better. Thiswill be beneficial for the company which contribute toward its growth and success. Culturerefers to rituals, values, beliefs, norms and symbols which are different in each company. It putboth negative and positive impact on workers. Their performance, morale, sales, profits andmany other things get affected as culture of a company is powerful. In case of Dr Martin it isvery essential for its manager to develop a favourable and friendly culture that supportemployees in performing their job effectively (Dartey-Baah and Amoako, 2011). Further it alsosupport company in keeping their employees satisfied and attaining their objectives behindrelocation. Role of culture can be better understood using Handy's topology model that isexplained below: Handy's typology:Power culture:- A company with a power culture gave power to a few persons whoseimpact is positive and favourable in an organisation (Models of Organisational Culture - Handy,2015). Employees who are working within organisation are judged by their performance and
how they are doing things. It help Dr. Martin in creating an environment of disciple andcoordination as employees will work over the instruction from single authority. Role culture:- In role culture company is based on rules. In this employees are givenposition and responsibilities according to their qualification and interests. By developing suchculture Dr Martin will be able to manage their workers to do their best and perform challengingtasks.Task culture:- InTask culture groups are formed to attain the goals and to solve theproblems. In this workers with same qualification and interests are formed into team. Under suchculture Dr Martin will be able to form teams as per their skills and ability that supportaccomplishing goals effectively and on time (Farndale, Hope-Hailey and Kelliher, 2011). Thishelp in enhancing the productivity of employees as they work as per their capabilities. Person culture:-Person culture refers to the culture where the employees feels that theyare important and holds value for the organisation. By developing such culture Dr Martin will beable to keep its employees motivated and satisfied with their job which put more effort to supportcompany in achieving their goals. Organisation Power:- Power refers to the sources or ways through which employees are controlled in theorganisation. In a company a manager should take appropriate use of power and should performaction according to the position. Administrator's decisions must be in the favour of theorganisation. Positive use of power will support managers of Dr Martin in achieving their targetsby motivating its employees. The effective use of power within organisation can be betterunderstood using following French and Raven's power type model:Coercive power:- In this power employees are forced to do work against their wishes.This type of power frustrate the employees and leads to problems. This method of using power isnot appropriate for Dr Martin as it leads to create dissatisfaction and demotivation amongemployees. As a result of which it affects their performance and also minimizes theirproductivity which affects the position of company at marketplace. Reward power:- Reward power refers to the appreciation,bonuses and incentives thatencourages people in effective manner. Using this power will help Dr Martin in motivating andencouraging their employees to put more effort toward their performance in order to achieveappreciation (Francis, O’Connor and Curran, 2012).
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