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Organizational Behavior Project Report

   

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OrganizationalBehavior

ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3TASK 1..........................................................................................................................................................3P1. Analyze how an organization's culture, politicsand power influence individual and teambehavior and performance.....................................................................................................................3TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................................5P2 Evaluate how content and process theories ofmotivation and motivational techniques enableeffective achievement of goals in anorganizational context.................................................................................................................................................................5TASK 3 ........................................................................................................................................................7P3. Explain what makes an effective team asopposed to an ineffective team..............................................................................................................7TASK 4 .........................................................................................................................................................8P4. Apply concepts and philosophies oforganizational behavior within anorganizational context and a given businesssituation..................................................................................................................................................8CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................................9REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTIONOrganizational behavior is considered as the study of behavior that is poses by the peoplewhile working in a term at the workplace. It is a scientifically used term that assist in describingattitude posed by the people in the group. In the modern form of business it has become essentialfor the firms to make their employees working in the form of team. There are several theoriesthat have been given by various researchers in order to understand the behavior of person at theworkplace (Buelens and et. al., 2011). Other than this power, politics, leadership influences thebehavior of the person in an organization. 4com plc. is a company that deals in the business ofproviding communication services to its consumers.Various types of qualities that make a teameffective or ineffective. This report highlights the ways in which effective team differs fromineffective ones. It also describes the role that is played by the culture, politics and power inchanging the behavior of the individuals inside the firm. It also illustrates the need of employeesespecially motivation and the philosophies related to organizational behavior. TASK 1P1. Analyze how an organization's culture, politics and power influence individual and teambehavior and performanceThere are various factors that affect the behavior of the employees that are present at thefirm. These all factors shape the entire attitude of the person while working at the workplace. Itis important for the firm managers to understand the influence of these in the organizationalbehavior. Some of these factors are as follows:Organizational culture: It is one of the most important factors that shape the behavior ofthe firm as these factors have greater impact on the overall performance of the individuals. In thefirms such as Apple the culture of Innovative thinking and experimentation has helped companyto at the fastest of speeds. It consists of shred assumptions, belief, values and shred beliefs aswell the pattern of language that is maintained in the organization. It also describes the ways inwhich employees interact with each other as well as while interacting with management (Woodand et. al., 2016). It is reflected in the ways they communicate with the customers. It issometimes also referred to as the common traits possessed staffs of the firm. It is also illustratedthrough hiring decisions, set up of office, hours of working etc. It is important for theorganizations to incorporate a culture that is most common in these days according to the

industries they are operating in. team work is one such type of culture. There has been atechnological shift in the society in past few decades hence inducting technology as a part of theorganizational culture becomes essential. Previously the local societies from where people havecome used to shape the attitude of the people at workplaces. But it’s the effect of globalizationthat there is a mix in the culture at workplaces throughout the world. These days operational culture in some country at some other regions of the world mayinfluence the working cultures at some other part of the globe. It is most common in the case ofcompanies that are operating at global level. It is also the effect of globalization on the behaviorof the person that they feel that there is need of continuous improvement in their own personaland professional competencies as he is competing with the global workplace. In this regard thereis network theory that suggests that people interact or work together so as to help each other inwhat they want to achieve. It also assist in describing the relationship of individuals with theother colleagues. Which is described through informal communication mechanism that is in useinside the firm. Similar to this theory there is another known as system theory which assists inunderstanding that people within the group changes so as to fulfill the demand of the system.Philosophy related with the organizational behavior helps to underline some of the selectivemotive due to which firm operates its business and hence the attitude is shaped according to itonly. Charles Handy has defined four different kinds of culture in Handy Cultural Typology aremention below -power culture – It is related to capabilities of particular person for influencing othersawho are working for achieving goals and objectives in better way. Task culture – It is type of typology that directly give impact on performance ofemployees and company in that situation team are frame for achieving objectives or forresolving problems related to task culture. Person culture – In this culture particular person within organization is focused towardstheir own instead of organization. Because employee join organisation for their benefitsinstead of company. Role culture – Within this culture work will be allotted to staff member according to theirskills and knowledge.Thus, 4Com Plc have to implement role culture within their working so thatresponsibility wil be alloted to each and every member as per their skills and knowledge, Politics: It is also one of the most crucial factors that play a decisive role in shaping thebehavior of the person. From the emergence of trade unions there had been increase in thepolitical approach in the behavior of the person. If there is internal politics at workplace then itmay result in negative outputs and can be case where there is decrease in the performance of thestaff members. The first thing that it affects the most is the attitude of working as a team. Apartfrom this structural framework that is present within the firm shapes the behavior of individualsas their approach gets according to the task they have been assigned with. It also molds therelationship that is maintained between the employees. Excessive personal politics alwaysnegatively effects in achieving set objectives (Creed, 2011). There are many kinds of structuralchanges are going on in the company. These all increases the politics at firm which also affects

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