Organization Culture, Power, and Politics: Influence on Team and Individual Behavior

ORGANIZATION
CULTURE POWER AND
POLITICS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 1............................................................................................................................................3
Organization politics, culture and power and its influence over team and individual behaviour
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Content and process theory of motivation and how it assists in attainment of goal...................7
Critical evaluation of content and process theory.....................................................................12
PART 2..........................................................................................................................................12
Effective team as opposed to ineffective team..........................................................................12
Philosophies and concept of organizational behaviour.............................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Companies are made up of materials and human resources, it is worker of a company that
transform key assets into finished products. There are key factors available in firms that affects
on business functions and operations. It includes power, organizational culture and politics that
direct impact on operational efficiencies. The current study is based on Morrison's which falls
under category of leading and most popular supermarket chain in the world. Organization cater
their services and delivery quality products across UK which makes them able to increase their
profitability and productivity. This study will explain how culture, power and politics in firm
influence over team & individual. It will describe use of process and content theories of
motivation as well as general motivational techniques in regard to chosen firm.
This assignment will justify team development model and factors that makes effective
team as opposed to ineffective group. Furthermore, it will clarify philosophies and concepts of
organizational behaviour within business context and given business situation.
PART 1
Organization politics, culture and power and its influence over team and individual behaviour
For the success of the company the most essential thing is the management of the culture
prevailing in the company. This is due to the fact that if the culture will not be good then the
employees will not be comfortable while working. For managing the culture Morrison can use
the Handy culture model. The different culture being followed under this model are as follows-
Power- this is a type of culture wherein the decision making power rest in the hands of
the few people only and the rest of the employees within the company has to follow the rules and
policies laid by the company.
Role- this is a type of culture wherein the more preference is given to the division of
roles and responsibilities based on the specialization area of the person. This includes the
analysis of the expertise and area of specialization of the person and then the work is being
allotted to them so that they can easily work.
Task- this is a form of culture wherein the more preference is given on the formulation of
team and completing the projects within the team. This is majorly because of the reason that
when the work is completed in a team then this is completed in more effective manner. This is

due to the fact that when the people work on a same project then the ideas of different people is
brought together and applied in the attainment of the common goal and business goals
Person- under this culture the employees get a feeling that they are more superior to the
company. This is due to the reason that the employees think that work cannot be done without
them and the company cannot grow without them.
It is advised to Morrison to focus on the role culture as this is a better culture for the
success and growth of the company. This is due to the fact that under this culture the employees
of Morrison are allotted that task in which they excel and they are expert. This is majorly due to
the fact that when a person gets the work in which they are good then they work with more
interest and efficiency and effectiveness. Thus, this culture that is the role culture is more
important and beneficial for the company to use as this will increase the working capability of
the employees and the company as a whole.
Impact of power on company-
Power it the capability to employ force and mobilize assets, resources and information on
behalf or preferred aim.
Bases of power-
Coercion-
It is the first base of power that implies threat of decreasing another's results. When
leader use this types of power within Morrison's it put negative impact on team as well as
individual, they do not work under pressure and from threat of being punished when they do not
complete task on timely manner (Hofmann and et.al., 2017).
Expertise-
According to this base, when leaders and manager have skills as well as knowledge that
allow them to comprehend workplace situations and provide appropriate suggestions it will cater
effective outcomes (Lee, Place and Smith, 2018). When leaders use their abilities in positive
manner they can drive people towards performing better than before.
Rewards-
Some people in a company hold power related to rewards and employee appraisal which
they can use in positive or negative way (Wrong, 2017). For example, in Morrison when
manager provide rewards to staff on basis of their skills and hard work it can work effectively,