Organizational Behaviour at BBC

Organizational behaviour

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
P1 Influence of organizations culture, power and politics on individual team behaviours and
performance............................................................................................................................1
M 1..........................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P2 Contribution of content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques
towards achievement of goals................................................................................................3
M2...........................................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P3 determine clear understanding of factors that make an effective team as opposed to an
ineffective team......................................................................................................................6
M3...........................................................................................................................................8
TASK4.............................................................................................................................................9
P4 concepts and philosophies of organisation behaviour within an organisation context.....9
M4.........................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Organization behaviour have been analysed as the study of ways through which the
people communicate within groups and teams within organization. The central idea of study of
the organizational behaviours is that analysed as study of scientific methodology which can be
applied to management of workers. There are various theories of organizational behaviours
which are used for the human resource purposes for maximizing the output from the individual
team members (McShane and Von Glinow, 2013). Present report is based on analysis of
organizational culture within BBC which is public service broadcaster situated in London. In
past several years, there are various challenges have been faced by organization due to their
corporate and ineffective organizational culture. In this report, influence of culture, power and
politics on individual and team behaviour and performance have been discussed. Further,
contribution of process and content theories of motivation in providing support towards
achievement goals in context of BBC is also evaluated. In addition to this, understanding of
factors that makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team within chosen business
enterprise is demonstrated. At last, concepts and philosophies of organizational behaviours
within an organization context and a situation has been applied along with justification.
P1 Influence of organizations culture, power and politics on individual team behaviours and
performance
In present environment, power and politics are two big and important extents which are
used to determine the growth of business enterprise along with the stability and continual success
of organization. It also related with the management and leadership which is established through
social responsibilities, behaviour, organizational culture and behaviours as well as management
teams (Robbins, and Judge, 2012). In present case, BBC is a British public service broadcaster in
UK which has achieved growth and recognition in market. Apart from this, organization has also
faced some downfall in their growth in previous years due to rise in their employee turnover
because of autocratic culture within enterprise and politics within top management. As per case,
employees in organization were not allowed to participate in decision making and also
employees have also faced the problems of bullying and harassment. The culture power and
politics have also affected BBC in past several years. Moreover, power culture within enterprise
is considered that only some specific individuals in management possess the power and authority
within their hand and they also have particular rights within in order to make decisions. This has
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also been considered as dictatorship within BBC. In this, various employees within organization
was bullying, abused and harassed by some senior managers. This also influence negatively on
business reputation in market as these employees had left the job and brand reputation of
corporation was diminished adequately. This autocratic power culture within BBC has
influenced their productivity and profitability in market. Moreover, politics in enterprise was
identified as normal. Those individuals who have possessed authorities and power within
organization also played politics and provided negative influence of perception of employees.
Autocratic distribution of authority has influenced the participation of employees and reduces
innovation within organization. Managers in BBC motivate staff to perform effectively by giving
them threat of losing the job and punishments. As per (Miner, 2015), democratic leadership
within enterprise tends to raise the growth of enterprise in industry and also reduces problem of
employee turnover.
In the year 2014, top management of BBC after analysing decline in growth has decided to hire
new human resource director Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth. Moreover, the intent of new HR director
was to remove power culture from corporation and making real efforts to transform it to people’s
management. By formulating and implement some specific business functions and amendments
in HR policies and practices, BBC has now become the people focused or oriented enterprise.
Director and CEO has together made efforts to promote participative culture within enterprise
and also provide opportunities to employees for involving in decision making and motivated
them by providing rewards as well as recognition at workplace. This major decision has
improved their performance in market and increased motivation of team members within BBC.
In present scenario, improvement and implement of new strategies by top management has
increased reputation of organization among people.
Unequal distribution of power and responsibilities have also decreased participation individuals
and also changed their perception towards top management but new director has resolved the
problem through some of its decisions and plans. At present, employees had feeling of safety,
security and they also have desire to work for accomplishment of business goals and objective.
Increase in rewards and compensation have also raised opportunities of growth for employees at
workplace. Their behaviour towards the business enterprise has been changed from negative and
to position. According to (DuBrin, 2013), positive culture tends to promote effective
communication between team members at workplace and also raise coordination towards
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