Organizational Behavior: Culture, Politics, and Power

Organizational
Behavior

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................3
PART 1.......................................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1.......................................................................................................................................................3
P1: Organizational Culture, Politics and Power................................................................................3
M1: Critical analysis of culture, politics and power...........................................................................5
TASK 2.......................................................................................................................................................6
P2: Theories of motivation...................................................................................................................6
M2: Critical evaluation of theories of motivation...............................................................................8
D1: Critical evaluation of relationship between culture, politics and power..................................8
PART 2.......................................................................................................................................................9
TASK 3.......................................................................................................................................................9
P3: Types of teams...............................................................................................................................9
M3. Examine the relevant team development theories for dynamic co-operation.....................12
TASK 4.....................................................................................................................................................12
P4. Elaborate philosophies of organizational behavior in accordance with business situation12
M4. Analyse the concept of OB that impact positively and negatively........................................13
D2. Evaluate the relevance of team development theories that influence behavior at
workplace.............................................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Organizational Behavior is a study through which it is analyzed how the people interact
within an organization. It understands the different types of behaviors which are exhibited by
teams in various situations in a company. Thus it is an important field of study for the managers.
They need to understand it and implement its right techniques which will result in creation of
more efficiency and effectiveness within the enterprise (Becker and et.al., 2016). This will lead
to more profits and thus the organization is likely to see sustainable success in the future time
period. Thus the management has to analyze the right techniques which are required to be
used. For this report, MSD Lighting Ltd. has been chosen which a manufacturing company in
U.K. is dealing in street lights and other related products. In this project, a detailed analysis will
be made on the influence of culture, politics and power, evaluation of motivation of individuals
and teams, demonstration of understanding of cooperation. Additionally, application of concepts
and philosophies of organizational behavior will also be discussed in a particular situation in
business.
PART 1
TASK 1
P1: Organizational Culture, Politics and Power
Organizational Culture-
Organizational Culture is a system which is followed in an organization which determines
the behavior of different individuals and team members. In MSD Lighting Ltd., the managers
need to aim to have a positive culture so that it can increase the productivity.
Handy’s model of organizational culture-
 Power- In it, the power is concentrated at the top and there is significantly less role of
subordinates in taking important decisions. MSD Lighting Ltd. can adopt it which will
lead to concentration of power. For example- The managers of company may take all
decisions themselves without consulting subordinates (Biswas and Mazumder, 2017).
 Role- In it, power is there with managers but different types of roles are also
determined which help a lot in taking of right decisions. MSD Lighting Ltd. can adopt it

so that it can lead towards development of roles. For example- Assigning of different
roles within a company.
 Task- In it, the power lies with the managers but there are also tasks assigned to the
subordinates according to their capabilities. MSD Lighting Ltd. can adopt it so that it is
able to assign different tasks to the subordinates to increase the overall efficiency,
effectiveness and productivity. For example- The Company can assign tasks according
to capabilities to workers.
 Person- In it, the company exists just for the sake of its employees. The managers
have power but the workers are also allowed to be a part of the decision-making
process. MSD Lighting Ltd. can adopt this culture so that they are able to get the
required efficiency and effectiveness in the organization. For example- The Company
can involve the employees in decision-making process (Chatman and O’Reilly, 2016).
Adoption of culture and its impact- MSD Lighting Ltd. should adopt Task culture because it is
a manufacturing company and therefore should assign tasks to the subordinates according to
their capabilities. This will create a positive impact on individual and team behavior and
performance.
Organizational politics-
Organizational politics refers to the behaviors which are exhibited by workers as well as
managers in a company which can influence the working pattern. In MSD Lighting Ltd., it takes
place and can impact individual and team behavior and performance.
Examples of organizational politics-
Positive example- In MSD Lighting Ltd., the workers compete with each other to make
sure that they can achieve higher efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.
Negative example- In MSD Lighting Ltd., the managers give a negative review of the
performance of an employee even for a small mistake made.
Impact- MSD Lighting Ltd.’s managers should follow a practice of positive organizational
politics because it leads to creation of a positive atmosphere in the organization which is
beneficial for its future.
Organizational power-