Culture, Politics and Power in Organizational Behavior Table of Contents

Organizational Behavior

Table of content
Introduction...................................................................................................................................3
Task 1:..........................................................................................................................................3
Analyze the influence of culture, politics and power on the behavior of others in an
organizational context...................................................................................................................3
Critically analyze how the culture, politics and power of an organization can influence
individual and team behavior and performance............................................................................4
Task 2:..........................................................................................................................................5
Evaluate how to motivate individual and teams to achieve a goal...............................................5
Critically evaluate how to influence the behavior of others through the effective application of
behavioral motivational theories, concepts and models...............................................................6
Critically evaluate the relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that enables
teams and organizations to succeed providing justified recommendations..................................7
Task 3:..........................................................................................................................................8
Demonstrate an understanding of how to cooperate effectively with others................................8
Analyze relevant team and group development theories to support the development of dynamic
cooperation...................................................................................................................................8
Task 4:..........................................................................................................................................9
Apply concepts and philosophies of organizational behavior to a given business situation........9
Explore and evaluate how concepts and philosophies of OB inform and influence behavior in
both a positive and negative way................................................................................................10
Critically analyze and evaluate the relevance of team development theories in context of
organizational behavior concepts and philosophies that influence behavior in the workplace. .10
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................11
Reference List.............................................................................................................................12
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Introduction
In any given organization, the most effective method and crucial part of the company is
maintaining the behavior of the organization in the right manner. An attempt is made to
understand the problems of the employees through proper management and handling of the
behavior of the staff by following several strategies and theories. The organization can only
work effectively when the driving force of the company which is the employees are satisfied
and have a zeal to work better to improve the workings. Getting rid of all the evils from the
organization and making a healthy environment with proper motivation and suitable
compensation rewards help the employees to produce better work. The given assignment
would focus on analyzing the influence of the organizational behavior in cultural and political
environment in the organization of 4com plc and the developments they have achieved in the
last few years in all sectors.
Task 1:
Analyze the influence of culture, politics and power on the behavior of
others in an organizational context
With certain set of future expectation for the development of the organization, taking care of
the culture and politics present in the organization is essential for the managerial heads thereby
influencing the behavior of each individual to make a healthy environment. In order to
improvise the work culture in 4com plc, special benefits are provided to the employees as part
of the compensational rewards. In the last 4 years it has been named as one of the best
companies of telecommunication in UK because of their extraordinary developments within
the organization in all sectors with a turnover of £20M to £30M (Samigulina and Samigulina,
2015). The performance of the employees get enhanced when the moral code of conduct and
values are properly implemented in the workplace thereby keeping a check on all ill manners
such as bullying and harassment with an open office to discuss and communicate freely to
make the organizational executives understand the everyday problems of their staff and work
on it accordingly. Proper understanding and respect are the two main aspects of determining
the employee behavior thereby handling the culture and power of the organization. The culture
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of the organization also displays the visions, norms, habits, beliefs and such of all the
employees thereby effecting on their performance and the community at large. The company’s
development is directly related to the development of the work culture within the organization.
The main aspect in maintaining the culture of the organization is stimulating the enthusiasm
and creativity of the employees thereby improving their economic efficiency. A proper
leadership is therefore very essential to handle all the complex matters that arise in the
organization thereby forming an unique organizational structure. It is therefore essential to
increase the proficiency of each employee and put the loyalty and behavior as their first
priority to get good economic returns and a successful organization.
Critically analyze how the culture, politics and power of an organization can
influence individual and team behavior and performance
Taking care of each employee’s needs present in the organization is the responsibility of the
manager and the heads of the organization in order to improve the work force. The competition
that prevails today in the market has made it extremely essential to get a proper hold of all the
sectors of the organization and place the important aspects of culture, politics and power in the
right order. For a healthy and safe working of all the employees any factors which may cause
barriers in their development of work are eliminated to enhance their thinking process thereby
in the economic growth of the organization. Both the formal and informal cultures of the
organization are greatly influenced by the presence of power and politics of the workplace and
in this case, in the organization named 4com plc. It is the responsibility of the manager and
higher authorities to mould the structure of the organization in such a way so as to maintain
order within the system and make a healthy and free environment to use their innovative
capabilities to implement them in the development of the organization. To make an effective
structure in the organization certain important aspects are kept in mind such as work
specialization of the employees, process of centralization and decentralization within the work
culture, chains of command, and departmentalization and so on. All these aspects are taken
together to frame a proper work culture in the organization, thereby focusing on all the
individuals’ needs and problems and solving them at their best ways possible to enhance their
capabilities. The potential for work needs to be elevated with proper communication and
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