Organizational Behavior: Culture, Politics, and Power

This article discusses the impact of organizational culture, politics, and power on individual and team behavior and performance. It also explores different motivation theories, such as Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's theory, that help in achieving goals.

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Organization culture, politics and power influence on the individual and team behavior and
performance
According to scenario of Future Sdn. Bhd it has been examined that the two individuals in the
workplace created the strong culture but due to this there are many employees in the workplace
who lost motivation towards the work. It can be said that culture, power and politics influence
the performance of the team. It is important that organizational culture, politics and power should
be maintained in the workplace as it assists in managing the performance of the workers. 3The
authority of the company should ensure that the culture of the company is positive as it will help
in improving employee’s performance. The culture of the company relates with the corporate
culture in which the emphasis is on the shared beliefs and practices of the organization
(Wlodkowski & Ginsberg, 2017).
The positive culture of the company is also aligned with the mission of the company. The culture
of the company has a direct effect on the performance as it has been examined that it influences
the working structure of workers. In company, workers should be free to consider the opinions
with higher authority as it helps them to bring improvisation in the assigned task. To build the
positive culture in the workplace, the leaders should implement the plans to attain it. The culture
of the company can be maintained when the review of the human resource policy is done on the
regularly basis (Apetrei, Kureshi & Horodnic, 2015).
In relation to the Future company issue, it has been said that the focus should be given on
reviewing the policy of the human resource so that it could be easy to retain workers towards the
activities. The employees who are joining other companies are mainly due to the culture of the
company. So, to improve the culture it is important to bring changes in the human resource
policy so that positive outcome can be attained. It can also be stated that if in the company there
is positive culture then it create positivity among workers (Rofcanin, Las Heras & Bakker,
2017).
In relation to politics and power, it has been evaluated that it has a direct impact on individual
and team behavior and performance. It is necessary for higher authority to emphasize on
stabilizing politics and power in the workplace so that employees can feel comfortable at the
time of controlling the operations. The higher authority should focus on considering the reward
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power as this influences the behavior of the individual’s and it has been that it also influences the
behavior of the employees when they will earn incentives. The higher authority should focus on
rewarding and promotions as it assist in enhancing the motivation of workers and also create
positive reinforcement for the overall behavior. The performance reviews and administration will
help to focus on offering the reward power in the business. If there is high level of politics in the
workplace then it can affect the employees as politics relates to the negativity that takes place
among the employees. It is important to control politics so that it would be easy to maintain the
long time relations and also it will boost the retention rate of the employees in the workplace.
The power should be exercised by the management but it should be according to the employees
as it is analyzed that if high level of power is exercised then it can create difficulty for the
employees to give their best towards the organizational activities (Tian, Deng, Zhang &
Salmador, 2018).
Content and process theories of motivation that helps to achieve goals
Motivation has a significant role in boosting the workers performance. If the workers are
motivated towards the assigned work then it would be easy to accomplish the set goals and
objectives. In relation to Future Sdn. Bhd Company, it is necessary for the top authority to
enhance the motivational level of workers so that they can retain themselves towards the
assigned work of the organization. Motivation among the workers has an essential role in
creating interest towards the organizational operations (Herzberg, 2017).
Higher authorities should emphasize on attaining the techniques and tools so that that will help in
attaining the targets of the company. The different motivational theories are Maslow hierarchy of
needs and Herzberg theory of motivation and these are called content theories of motivation. The
process theory of motivation is Adam’s equity theory and Locke’s goal setting theory. These are
considered as the important motivational theories that assist in attaining the goals of the company
(Harrigan & Commons, 2015).
The management of the company should focus on Maslow hierarchy of needs as this theory
focuses on satisfying the requirements of the workers. If this theory is considered then it would
be easy to enhance the motivation of the workers in relation to the assigned work. In this model,
there are five stages such as psychological need, safety needs, love and belongingness needs,
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esteem needs and self-actualization needs. These are the basic needs that should be satisfied of
the employees as this theory emphasizes on security, stability, trust, friendship, status and
personal growth of the employees (Fallatah & Syed, 2018). In this theory the emphasis is given
on implementing the basic concepts in the workplace so that it can help the employees to attain
targets in the competitive market. It can be said that Maslow hierarchy of needs theory
emphasizes on satisfying the requirements that assist in satisfying the employee’s motivational
level. It is important for the managers to identify the requirement of the different employees so
that it could be satisfied. Motivated employees always focus on maintaining the activities
(Bouzenita & Boulanouar, 2016).
Next content theory is Herzberg theory of motivation and this theory relates to the two factors
which are hygiene factors and motivational factors. The hygiene factor states that the
management should emphasize on the factors such as pay and also with the policies of the
company. The motivational factors emphasize on recognition, meaningfulness of work and also
with growth opportunities (Ryan & Deci, 2017). The two factor theory implies that the managers
should emphasize on guaranteeing the accuracy of the hygiene factors that avoids the
dissatisfaction of the employees. This motivational factor helps in controlling the functions that
can boost the productivity of the employees in relation to the assigned work. So, it can be said
that this theory should be considered by the management as it can help in improving the
dedication and also workers involvement (Lepper & Greene, 2015).
Next process theory is Adam’s equity theory on which the management should emphasize so that
equity can be maintained in the workplace. This is the major theory that emphasizes on
improving the job satisfaction of the employees in relation to the assigned activities. To boost
workers motivation the different factors are considered such as effort, loyalty and also the
commitment of the employees. These are different aspects that help in boosting the employees
performance in relation to the other employees. The management should focus on giving equality
to the workers as it creates positive culture and also maintain the high level of motivation
towards the work (Miner, 2015).
Locke’s goal setting theory is also the motivational theory that assists the employees to focus on
the set goals by the management. It is analyzed that goal setting emphasizes on the development
of the action plan that is designed to motivated and guide the employees towards targets. It is
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considered as one of the major component that relates with the personal development of the
workers and also affects the performance. The main aim of this theory is to connect with the
performance of the task and also it is one of the challenging goals that consist if the appropriate
feedback that should be given to the workers so that higher and better performance can be
maintained. These are considered as the motivation theory that should be considered by the
management as it can assist in accomplishing the set goals and objectives in the highly
competitive market (Peters, 2015).
By analyzing the different factors it can be concluded that Future Sdn. Bh should emphasize on
the motivational theories and also on maintaining the positive culture as it can help in retaining
the employees. If senior managers and none executive directors focuses on these factors that it
can help in maintaining flexibility in the workplace and also can help in attracting the employees
towards the work. The Maslow hierarchy of needs and Herzberg theory of motivation, Adam’s
equity theory and Locke’s goal setting theory of motivation can assist the company in solving the
issue related to retention of the employees and can also help in enhancing the performance of the
workers.
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