Analyzing the Influence of Organizational Culture, Politics, and Power on Individual and Team Behavior and Performance

Organisational
behaviour

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1..........................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Analyse how an organisation’s culture, politics and power influence individual and team behaviour
and performance.....................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................................5
P2 Evaluate content and process theories of motivation........................................................................5
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................................8
P3 Explain what makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team........................................8
TASK 4........................................................................................................................................................10
P4 Apply concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour within an organisational context and
a given business situation......................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behavior is related to the study of behavior of each individual as well as
group of people that how effectively they are performing their roles and responsibilities within
the organization. In order to operate all the business activities effectively it is essential for an
organization to assess the behavior of each individual so that the performance of each individual
can be increased. It helps the organization in understanding the employees demand and needs
which enables them to solve all the issues which are arising within the organization so that the
organization productivity and profitability can increased. This following is assignment is based
on Tesco which is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer. This file
will cover about the influence of cultural, politics and power on the each individual as well as
overall performance of the organization. Along with this, usage of different concepts and
philosophies which will help the business in assessing the behavior of each person within the
organization.
TASK 1
P1 Analyse how an organisation’s culture, politics and power influence
individual and team behaviour and performance.
All of these aspects like culture, politics and power have leaded the great impact on the human
resource due to which the overall profitability of an organization gets affected. Culture refers to the
environment of an organization which needs to be positive in order to achieve the higher contribution of

employees in achieving the goals. On the other hand, politics and power is directly related to the
management and leadership in the firm. For ascertaining the impact of these factors on the individual as
well as overall performance can be determined by following discussion (Atherton, 2015).
Organizational culture: It is related to the belief, values, norms and behavior of all members within the
organization. By maintaining an effective culture within the organization goal and objectives can be
achieved in a most significant manner. For understanding the culture in this business, Handy's cultural
typology model can be used which are as follow: Power culture: In this type of culture, power is handed in a one person hand mostly originator
of the business. Small business start-ups generally have this type of culture as in this one person
is responsible for operating all the activities. Sometimes, it creates conflicts and stress among
the employees. Role culture: The organizations which have this type of culture are highly restricted and
disciplined. As in this all the members are well aware from their roles and responsibilities which
enable them to complete their task in an effective manner. Task culture: This type of culture regulated when an organization has main motive to solve a
specific issue or task. Due to this, power is transferred to one or another member as per the
progress of the project. This helps them in achieving the business goals and targets on time with
higher efficiency.Person culture: This culture is generally regulated in those organization where employee have some
specific skills, expertise and well-educated which helps them in performing all their activities in a
significant way. Law firms are the biggest example of this type of culture. It helps the organization in
brings expertise in each activity which enables them to solve out the conflicts or issues significantly
(Dolan and et. al., 2017).
The business organization of Tesco must adopt task culture in their organization as it will help them in
accomplishing their each and every task with great efficiency.
Organizational politics: Herein, the use of power and social networking are included in terms to lead
affect on the individual and team. These are considered as official and unofficial efforts of an
organization to influence the behavior of employees or workforce. Impact of politics can be ascertained
by following points: Decrease in overall productivity: The negative politics increase the involvement of employees in
unnecessary gossips due to this their time and efforts will waste in playing politics which results
lower level of productivity of the business.Demotivated employees: It will also have huge impact on the motivation of talented and skilled
employees as if the unskilled employees will get the promotional opportunities due to the bad
politics (Farndale, Hope-Hailey and Kelliher, 2011)..