Organisational Theory and Practice

This document explores the concepts of management style, organisational structure, leadership style, power influence, conflicts, and motivation strategies used by British American Tobacco. It discusses the examination of management style, principles, and functions, the organisational structure and steps taken to achieve high performance, the leadership style adopted by the CEO, the effects of power influence and conflicts, and various motivation strategies used by the company. Examples of corporate practices are also provided.

Organisational Theory and
Practice

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Examination of management style, principles and functions......................................................1
Organisational structure and steps taken to achieve high performance.......................................2
Leadership style...........................................................................................................................3
Effects of power influence and conflicts.....................................................................................4
Various motivation strategies used by British American Tobacco.............................................5
Examples of corporate.................................................................................................................6
Recommendations........................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In dynamic business atmosphere, the establishment concentrates on developing time and
frames structure that is coping up with modifying need of its consumer in reference to fulfil
them. Flexibility is analysed as essential feature that helps business firm in utilising diverse
modifications occurs according situation of marketplace. It is accountability of supervisor in
undertaking diverse actions in reference to handle activities in effective form. This document is
based on British American Tobacco (Salt, 2018). This firm was incorporated by Imperial
Tobacco in the year of 1902. They provide cigarettes to its consumer in reference to fulfil them
that are situated in London, UK. Along with this, they utilise organisational structure for
developing execution level that enforces instant impacts on firm. This written document discuss
style of leadership accepted by CEO of British American Tobacco which assists in bring
effectiveness extent at market. There are several types of motivational conceptions that inflict
direct on power, impact and issues on authority, influence and complexities which are defined in
this document. There are several components which must be included by administrator of
business venture for developing or maximising the execution extent of diverse power and
different advantages in which the managers suffers numerous type of challenges. It is needed to
measure the changing macro atmosphere component of business establishment and taking
effective determinations for growth of business enterprise. They accept diverse form of
leadership and efficient plan of action that helped the business venture and offering accurate way
in respect to attain favourable results at marketplace.
MAIN BODY
Examination of management style, principles and functions
Management refers planning; controlling, directing, executing and organising task that
assist in attaining aims and target of establishment. The administration form is included like a
tool which is accepted by supervisor that enables in accomplishing aim (Gunasekaran and et. al.,
2018). The management principles included in planning, conducting and managing the actions in
an effective way. There are most crucial functions of management that assists in executing
different actions in an effective form. It is the accountability of leader to execute functions that
considers in developing administration form and choosing administration principles and
separating diverse actions of management that is considers in organisation.
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The CEO of British American Tobacco accepts directive plan of action for management
in effective form. The primal motive of this strategy that assists in utilising different process of
form and underlined on developing particular system is performed in business establishment in a
developed form. In present context, they concentrate on offering superior quality services to its
consumer for fulfilling them. The leading management plan of action supported upon abilities,
skills and qualities that assist in offering high quality services to its consumer in reference to
satisfy them (Dadich and Doloswala, 2018). Other examples in context of management form are
associated to accomplishment of aim and goal of company and also create favourable impact at
marketplace. It indicates value and worth of believe, respect d offers collaboration of enterprise.
The form of management highlighted on creating favourable ambiance and make relations with
workers of firm. This management style is accepted by Sainsbury.
The form of administration accepted by business venture is credible management style.
The autocratic leadership form utilises and implements several features that assist in making
effective determination that will be crucial for establishment. The administrator obeys influential
superior that is helpful in taking determination at marketplace. This kind of management form
considered by Tesco.
Organisational structure and steps taken to achieve high performance
Organisational structure indicates actions and functions that assist in several things and
task is allotted and administrated for attaining aim and goal of establishment. It considers rules
and accountabilities of diverse performing in relation to human resource within business
establishment. The organisational structure refers the inflow or outflow of information of
enterprise between different extents at market.
There are diverse elements such as marketing, finance and human resource that
formulated the establishment structure of British American Tobacco.
British American Tobacco concentrates on diverse qualities that must be provided to its
consumer for success and development of business enterprise (Johnston and Sheehan, 2020). The
organisational culture in respect to enterprise helps in taking effective determination and
measuring it in appropriate form. It is assistance for business firm and improving productivity
and profitability of business venture.
The organisational framework of British American Tobacco prominence on making
effective relation with it customer in reference to satisfy them. It is required to form effective
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communication to its target audience’s for satisfying requirement of consumer. Their motive is to
provide superior quality services to its user for getting attraction them regarding facilities at
market. There are sufficient of communal networking enlarges for developing involvement of
consumer and manage favourable bond which assists in acknowledging in an efficient form.
The other organisational framework accepted by ample of business venture is included as
divisional framework. It is considered by large firm that assists in operating diverse geographical
places and they also enveloped small venture in it (Leiber, Stensaker and Harvey, 2018). By
accepting this framework of organisation, it is beneficial for establishment to concentrate on
development of each division of business firm. The enterprise framework suffers several type of
issues in making interaction which enable in offer company from one another and also a cost
related to size and scope of business firm for staff. Walmarti is included as a large company and
it run their business globally. It is considered as a well acknowledged firm of retail industry and
they follows divisional structure in effective form for managing diverse action and functions of
administration crosswise the globe.
Leadership style
The leadership style is included like a form within concentration on running their
business venture through an encouraging its workforce to meet the business objective in set time
duration. There are several types of modification in form of leadership there are several features
of leadership form that help in informing the change which is required for company according
the alteration which take place in external atmosphere of company. For executing constant
development plans in business company, the leader concentrates on recruiting a talented
manpower which in developing the programmes. Along with this, they also provide training
programmes to its workers. It helps the form in maximising the effectiveness within the business
organisation.
There is diverse type of leadership firm such as transformational leadership style which
helps the business venture in developing the medications in diverse type of current activities and
culture in business establishment (James, Crawford and Oplatka, 2018). The manager of Tesco
concentrates on accomplishment of several type of leadership form that assist in offering positive
atmosphere to business enterprise by taking more efficient and effective plan of action in it.
The other leadership form that is accepted by company is autocratic leadership style. It is
included as an effective form of leadership that assist the business firm in making adequate
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determination in set time frame. They do not need any examination in reference to domination
devising in business firm. The role played by administrator in business venture is the acceptance
of autocratic leadership style which assists them in considering effective determinations within
firm. The supervisor accepts the respective form of leadership for taking all decision in context
of producing, sales and marketing that is completed in effective form.
Transactional leadership style is included like the superior form of leadership which
assist the firm in attaining growth and development (Eden and Ackermann, 2018). The role and
accountability is severely defined in this type of leadership style. It assures the role of
subordinate is classified effectively in reference to attain positive results.
Effects of power influence and conflicts
Power refers the ability of people by which they can encourage other individual for
executing the task in effective manner. It is included like an authority within the administrator
ordered the people to carry forward the task in effective form. There are several types of
conflicts that can be executed by the manager of business enterprise cause of power. It has been
determine that authority must be in the hand of top administration of company and also they
concentrate on attaining aims and hitting the target in reference to modifications in organisation.
Thus, the people feel to acknowledge the insight associated to other people to carry out their duty
and task in efficient form and also form favourable impact at place of work. It minimise issue
arise in each firm cause of diverse people execute their task together. There are different types of
problem that is occur in establishment to minimise issues that create instant influence on efficient
and level of quality of enterprise. It is the accountability of manager of firm to execute their task
in an adequate form and assure that is minimises the extent of issue and grievances in a company
and it must be solved in effective form.
The administrator of British American Tobacco concentrates on considering effective
benefit of power which is allotted to the firm. Their concentration is on executing their several
functions in efficient way through utilising the authority (Cooper, 2018). They manage the
several executions on quarterly basis for ranking their subordinates and analyse as well as control
the extent of execution in working environment.
Along with this, administrator of British American tobacco concentrates on there is no
issue and complaints that is arise between the workers of business venture. To manage adequate
communication in firm, it is crucial to bring creative thoughts and offer similar significance to a
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person. It enabled the business in attaining growth in upcoming time that is beneficial for the
venture.
Here, the key accountabilities of administrator is to minimise the issue and conflicts that
arise between the workers of company. The role and accountabilities that must be categorised
between workforce in reference to carry forward the dive responsibilities and duties without any
type of interference in them (Larson and Foropon, 2018). The senior of respective organisation
concentrates on gaining benefits of authority and impact that assist in solving the issue in
adequate mode.
Various motivation strategies used by British American Tobacco
Motivation is crucial in each business firm for executing their task and duties in an
effective form. It is crucial for HR manager of the firm to encourage people which assist them in
executing their task in better form. It is the accountability of senior to ensure that encouragement
or fulfilment level of people is always maintain in mind before making any type of
determinations that will be crucial for the firm. The empowerment abilities of manager help in
including the commitment of several HR of company to execute their task. There are diverse
types of motivational components that are accepted by senior to assure that the worker becomes
empowered.
The manager of British American Tobacco provides and develops the confidence extent in
reference to workforce. It enabled in offering mutual faith and cooperation with manpower so
that they can stay and motivate the leadership. The leader of respective organisation assists in
maximising its worker and bringing favourable impact in working environment. It supported
subordinates to offer the workplace that assist in making effective determination which will be
crucial for company. Cause of encouragement that is provided by the manager in brings creative
thoughts in working environment (Dupont, Whelan and Manning, 2020). It also enables in
encouraging the workers of the firm to carry forward their task in better form.
Another tool is accepted by senior of firm to motivate their worker by providing some
examples. They ensure that it is needed for HR administrator to evaluate the abilities and
competencies of people that is necessary by establishment. Thus, the leader determines the
effectiveness that is made by workers regarding their task on the basis of the abilities and
knowledge. It empowers workforce of the organisation to offer the path to its administrator in
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respect to earn the experience extent and also assist in accomplishing aim of company in an
effective way.
Moreover, the other tool that is accepted by corporations to motivates workers through
providing several types of non-monetary benefits. It considers positive influence in business
venture (Veldsman and Veldsman, 2020). The response, reviews and thoughts of each person in
reference to practice of company that must be collected by administrator that helps in motivation
and encouragement. It demonstrates the worker must be engaged by its task that assists in
attaining aim and goal of business. This process enables in managing effective relation among
workers and company. They also bring cooperation and mutual faith between them for executing
their work in better manner.
Examples of corporate
There are several types of corporate example that must be obeyed by the management,
leadership and several type of motivational conception which is accepted by American British
Tobacco Company for running business firm in effective form. There are different examples that
offer guidance to the firm for organizing several activities and developing different systems and
plan of action which must be executed or accepted by form in an effective form. They accept
management forms for assuring capability, competencies and quality of senior that must be
accepted for workers of business establishment. There are also highlighted on bringing efficiency
and high quality commodities to its user for providing fulfillment to them.
The British American Tobacco firm accepts motivation form of leadership which enable
in ensure the leader concentration on bringing talented and skilled people and also provide them
training program in respect to maximize their abilities and experience in working environment.
Apart from this, Toyota follows and accepts leadership form which assists in motivating the
workers of firm and also provides qualitative facilities to its target audiences. For executing their
function in an effective form they utilizes several type of techniques and methods like total
quality management, six sigma and lead production etc. which assist in offering high quality
commodities to its target audiences through minimizing waste (Prøitz and Wittek, 2020). It is the
accountability of manager to offer good and appropriate training to its manpower so that they can
make their effective contribution in business operations of the business establishment in adequate
manner and also accepts leadership form that will be crucial for enterprise.
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The motivational plan of action that is considered by British American Tobacco firm
which assist in empowering workers and it is beneficial for establishment for attaining their aim
and goal in pre-determined time frame (Enya, Pillay and Dempsey, 2018). For instance, Google
follow equivalent form for motivating workforce to maximize the efficiency and that also
enabled in improving and enlarging the profitability of enterprise. They also offer several type of
sessions associated to monetary and non-monetary advantage that is effective for workers of
company.
Recommendations
Therefore, all the administration tool that is accepted by British American Tobacco firm is
adequate in run their business in an efficient form. It also generates more and more revenue and
profits for company. There are several types of tools that assist in developing or encouraging the
workers of establishment. Thus, there are diverse suggestions that are acquired by the
organization for assuring that the execution of company must be developed in upcoming time.
 The company concentrates on accepting immense method and tool for communicating
with its subordinates and also shared their views and thoughts towards several function
and operations which is crucial for company. They also concentrate on tackling that
conflict which is suffered by the workers of the company. They are utilizing this tool for
making interaction with its subordinates in instant form and it also assists in maximizing
the execution extent of workers in upcoming period.
 Moreover, the firm accepts several forms of leadership such as transformation style of
guidance that is accepted by CEO of Amazon. It enables in bringing constant or
permanent growth and progress for satisfaction extent of workers. Here, the form of
leadership concentrates on making several alterations and also offers direction to the
group people to carry forward their task in an adequate form (Hughes, 2018). It will be
benefits for business entity to maximize execution level by accepting this type of
leadership in commerce.
 Furthermore, the corporation considers Maslow hierarchy conception of need that enables
in encouraging workers. It assists company in accepting several extent of requirement
that must be satisfied by establishment in reference to encourage their workforce. Along
with this, they also provide financial and non-financial remunerations to its manpower for
fulfilling their needs and demands. They also underlined on providing communal respect
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needs and self actualization need of people in reference to empower them for enlarging
the execution extent of business venture at market.
CONCLUSION
This has been summarised form the preceding mentioned content that in dynamic
atmosphere, the company concentrates on developing and enlarging time and frames structure
that is coping up with modifying needs and necessities of its target audiences in respect to
providing fulfilment to their demands. Flexibility is analysed as important function and
characteristic that helps business venture in utilising several modification occurs according
situation of market place. It is accountability of manager in handling several activities and
practices in reference to tackle and deal activities in effective form. There are several factors
which must be included by administrator of business firm for developing or enhancing the
execution extent of several power or authority and different advantages within the administrator
suffers several types of issues. It is needed and necessary to measure the modifications of macro
atmosphere components of organisation and making effective determinations for growth and
development of business of establishment. They accept and consider several style of leadership
and effective plan of action or tactics that assisted and enabled the business venture as well as
offering accurate way in respect to accomplishment of effective and positive market place.
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