Influence of Politics in an Organization

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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR IN A FLORIST BUSINESS
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................2
2.1. Task 1..................................................................................................................................3
2.1.1. Influence of Culture in an Organization.......................................................................3
2.1.2. Influence of Politics in an Organization.......................................................................4
2.1.3. Influence of Power in an Organization........................................................................5
2.2. Task 2..................................................................................................................................6
2.2.1. Motivational Theory of Maslow about Organizational Behaviour..............................6
2.2.2. Motivational Theory of Herzberg about Organizational Behaviour............................7
2.2.3. Motivational Theory of Alderfer about Organizational Behaviour.............................8
2.2.4. Process Theories by Vroom, Adams, Latham and Locke............................................9
2.3. Task 3................................................................................................................................10
2.3.1. Effect of Relationship between Culture, Politics, Power and Motivation in an
Organization.........................................................................................................................10
2.3.2. Justified Recommendation.........................................................................................11
Conclusion................................................................................................................................11
References................................................................................................................................12

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1. Introduction
The term ‘Organizational Behaviour’ refers to the study of the attitude of each
individual towards an organization that has an exemplary effect in the functionality as well as
the productivity of the organization. Max Weber initially started the study of Organizational
Behaviour at the time of Industrial Revolution in the year 1760 (Deuchars 2017). Due to the
emergence of new technologies, there was an overall significant change in the social and the
cultural dimensions of an organization. These changes made an impact on the employees of
the organization in their perspectives as well as their morals. Hence, the concept of
organizational behaviour since that time proved to be of great importance to maintain a
healthy work environment.
Now, to define the term, it can be said that, the behavioural patterns of an individual
or a group of individuals that influences the performance in the team can be taken in account
of behavioural organization. The activities done by a team or an employee to carry out the
processes in an organization are also counted in the behavioural organization (Woolley
2016). The activities focuses on nature of a person such as motivation, enthusiasm, and
leadership attitude and so on (Antonsen 2017). The systematic calculation of such
characteristics of a person also determines his position in the organization, his salary, his job
profile and many more such aspects.
In the given case study of a florist shop in Prague, the business is a small enterprise
where organizational behaviour can make a great impact in the business enhancement and
prosperity. The main work of the company is to make jewelleries and or showpieces out of
beautiful flowers and leaves of the plants. The staffs of the organization are hired from
various countries of the world and thus there will be cultural and background differences
amongst the employees. This business report is to give an overview to the owner of the

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organization stating the concept of organizational behaviour and how shall it be maintained
for the improvement of the organization.
2.1. Task 1
2.1.1. Influence of Culture in an Organization
The culture of an organization is a major factor that can determine the success of an
organization. It is based on the collection of certain common principles and beliefs that are
shared by all the employees of the organization. The behaviour of the employees within the
organization will be aligned according to the specific culture of the organization. The culture
of an organization also majorly focuses on the goals of the company and what contribution
needs to be made to achieve the specified goals. The goals of a company and the work
processes involved segregates it from the other organizations that has a different set of culture
and goals (McKellar 2017). The specific culture involved in an organization keeps the
employees interconnected through the deliverables expected from the organization. A healthy
culture in an organization helps the employees to coordinate with each other to accomplish
the tasks that will help them to achieve the required target.
An organizational culture can be classified into various types such as power culture,
person culture, role culture, task culture and many more. The power culture is the main type
of culture that determines the other types of culture in an organization. Either the owner or
the founder drives the power. The role culture is referred as bureaucracy that determines the
designations of a company that is hardly subject to modifications (Karam and Jamali 2017).
The person culture specifies how an individual employee can upgrade his skill set to serve the
company better. Thus, the florist organization at Prague can implement such cultures to
enhance the business. The owner should specifically set goals and using his power determine