Organizational Behavior - Activity 1: Analyzing Body Shop's Culture, Politics, and Power Dynamics

Organisational Behaviour- Activity 1
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Executive Summary:
The context below will help in gaining knowledge about the background of Body Shop. The
terms organizational culture, politics and power dynamics are discussed in details. It also
discusses the relation between organizational culture, politics and power dynamics with the
behavior of individuals and teams and focuses on the team performance. This study is developed
based on researches made by consulting various journals.
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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................4
Activity 1.........................................................................................................................................5
1. Background of the chosen organization briefly...........................................................................5
2. Definition of the terms organizational culture, organizational politics, power dynamics and
motivation........................................................................................................................................5
3. Influences of organization’s culture on individual behavior, team behavior and performance. .6
4. Influences of organization’s politics on individual behavior, team behavior and performance..6
5. Influences of organization’s power dynamics on individual behavior, team behavior and
performance.....................................................................................................................................7
The analysis to the chosen organization is applied giving examples..............................................8
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................9
Bibliography:.................................................................................................................................10
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