Organisational Theory and Practice

ORGANISATIONAL
THEORY AND PRACTICE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAINBODY...................................................................................................................................3
Role of management style...........................................................................................................3
Organizational structure and culture of the Mothercare plc and it’s impact on the staff............5
Leadership style of CEO of Mothercare plc................................................................................6
The effect of power, influence and conflicts at the Mothercare plc............................................7
Motivation use at Mothercare Plc................................................................................................8
Literature Review........................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION....................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Organizational theory can be defined as the study of the behaviour and nature of
organization and its business environment. In other word, a set of concepts and principles that
offers theory or tool for systematic study of organization structure, functioning and it’s
performance in the business market. It is a effective approach that helps to understand
individuals or group of individuals behaviours who communicate with each other to perform
their roles so that easy to accomplish common goal (Abe and Mason, 2016). There is various
type of organization theories such as contingency, organizational structure, classic and others
that helps individuals to understand organization’s behaviour and it’s performance in the
business market. Most of the organizations practices these theories in the organization so that
easy to improve organizational and enhance high engagement of the individuals in the
workplace. Organizational structure is one of the main organizational approach which supports
to outline certain activities directs in order to gain the goal of the corporation. Organizational
activities are roles, responsibilities that helps to raise goodwill of company in the business
market. It identifies that how information flows from between different levels in the company.
While contingency theory helps company to make appropriate decision in the different situation.
it helps individuals to adapt different style as per the situation requirement so that they easy to
comply with situation and maintains sustainable business performance in the market.
To understand role of organizational theory has an example Mothercare plc. it is a British
retailer which has specialization in product for the futurist mothers. It is famous as general
merchandise for the children up to eight years of age. It is enlisted on the London Stock
Exchange and offers worldwide service to the customer. It is headquartered in Cherry Tree Road,
Hertfordshire (Ahmed, 2017). Organization retails baby products along with wide variety to the
customer. Organization operates in 38 countries through it’s 1227 franchises which is located
across the world. The brief study provides understanding about management style and how its
CEO of the Mothercare plc apply this style to operate organization effectively. This report
includes leadership style of the CEO which is applied to improve organizational effectiveness.

MAINBODY
Role of management style
Management style is a set of principles that undertakes methods, abilities and techniques
or tools which used by managers to handle favourable and non-favourable situation effectively. It
helps to define roles and responsibility of hierarchies that maintains wellbeing of employees
within company. A good management style helps company to gain high productivity in the
company and achieves short-term and long-term goals in the predefined time. There are various
type management styles such as autocratic, vision, transactional, servant leadership styles,
democratic and transformational management style. These style helps company to manage it’s
staff effectively and maintains brand position in the business market (Bhalla, Qazi and Miralam,
2019). The CEO (Mr Glyn Hughes) of the Mothercare plc adapts different type of management
style to handle all the situation of the company which they have faced over the time period.
Mothercare plc believes that when individuals get values from the company or workplace that
makes them feel as home and connects them with emotion as result, they try to give high
productivity in the working. Glyn Hughes adapts democratic leadership in the organization so he
can understand basic needs of individuals in the workplace. so, Glyn Hughes offers flexible
working hours facility to the staff that motivates them to gives quality in their working and
achieves number of tasks before deadline. Thus, CEO maintains individual’s wellbeing and gains
success on large number of projects. Manager offers open communication facility in the
workplace so that individuals can communicate regrading their issues and work pressure issues
as result eliminates conflict of staff.
To promote brand popularization adapts brand equity strategy by the Glyn Hughes in the
organization. whereas CEO organizes training and development program for the staff so that they
learn how to deliver best services to the customer while retaining products in the workplace. This
training program leads effective result in the organization because individual become proactive
by developing number of skills and attracts customer by offering effective shopping package.
Thus, CEO easy to improve staff performance in the workplace (Li and et.al., 2016). Later on,
he adapts autocratic management style as well which allows him to make decision extremely
quick and supports to gain short-term goal in the peak time. This style helps company to gain
competitive advantage from the competitors. Currently company faces hardship in the UK