Organizational Behaviour: Influence of Culture, Power & Politics, Motivation Theories, Effective Teams

Organizational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Main Body...................................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1.......................................................................................................................................................3
P1) Discuss the influence of culture, power & politics over behavior of teams and individuals..............3
M1) Discuss how culture, power & politics influence behavior of teams members and individuals.......6
TASK 2.......................................................................................................................................................6
P2) Discuss how process and content theories of motivation help in effective achievement of
organizational goal..................................................................................................................................6
M2 )Discuss how behavior of others can be influenced with constructive application of behavioral
models related to motivation...................................................................................................................8
D1) Critically evaluate relationship between culture, power and politics and also motivation that help
teams and organization in success...........................................................................................................8
TASK 3.......................................................................................................................................................9
P3) Effective and in effective teams........................................................................................................9
M3) Assess team and group development theories for developing cooperation within effective team. .11
TASK 4.....................................................................................................................................................11
P4) Apply philosophies as well as concept of organizational behavior..................................................11
M4) Evaluate the way in which concepts and philosophies of OB influence behavior of team in given
situation.................................................................................................................................................12
D2) Evaluate relevance of team development theories along with the concepts & philosophies which
influence behavior at work place to improve productivity and performance.........................................12
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................15
References.................................................................................................................................................16

Introduction
Organization behavior is the study of behavior, attitude of group of employees within
business entity. Main purpose of assessing organizational studying organization behavior is to
analyze performance of individuals within organization in significant manner. There are
elements such as leadership, communication, job structure and more are examined while
studying organizational behavior. Main aim of present study is to assess the environment of
organization and ensure such working conditions wherein employees can work in an effective
manner (Dixit, 2017). In present study, KPMG is going to consider as organization. It is a well-
known consultancy firm which offer consultation regarding such as financial services, risk,
internal audit and corporate governance. It was founded in 1987 and currently working in various
countries as a leading consultancy. The study is carried out in two parts wherein first part
examines effect of culture, power and politics over individuals as well as teams. Theories of
motivation are also going to discuss in the given assignment. Second part of report covers
comparison between effective and in-effective teams along with different theories and models of
organizational behavior.
Main Body
TASK 1
P1) Discuss the influence of culture, power & politics over behavior of teams and individuals
Organization behavior is the set of several elements that need to evaluate in order to
structure suitable strategies for success of business entity. Performance of team members get
affected with culture, politics as well as power prevail within organization.
Culture: It is made with norms, values, beliefs of individuals who are working within
business entity. Culture of organization has the power to affect its operations in both positive as
well as negative manner (Osei, Osei-Kwame and Osei Amaniampong, 2017). In this context,
different dimensions of culture are given below:

Task culture: Here, teams and group of individuals are formulated in order to accomplish
specific tasks. In this, main focus is in accomplishment of task so that the whole project can be
completed in an effective manner.
Person Culture: In this type of culture individuals are more valuable than other
resources. Here, managers focus on maintaining positive work culture so that employees can
work with utmost efficiency & productivity.
Role Culture: Here, roles are assigned to team members based on their position in organization.
With proper allocation of tasks, conflicts can be eliminated which will further help in
maintaining peaceful environment within organization.
Hofstede’s culture Dimension Theory
It is a well known model of cultural dimension. Here, different dimensions of culture are
mentioned below:
Individualism vs Collectivism: It is related with the extend as per which tasks are
performed with mutual relationship or individual capabilities (Fortunato and Gigliotti, 2019). In
context of KPMG, they follow the culture of individualism wherein each & every employee has
opportunity to undertake challenging roles.
Power Distance: It shows the degree of equality and inequality within organization. In
reference of KPMG, they need to follow the practices of equality wherein all the individuals get
equal opportunities of growth & success.
Uncertainty Avoidance: This index shows tolerance of an entity regarding uncertainty &
ambiguity. High uncertainty index shows lower tolerance for ambiguity and risk taking whereas
lower rate of uncertainty index is indication of higher amount of tolerance against ambiguity. In
KPMG, there are significant provisions which are helpful in avoiding future uncertainties.
Femininity Vs Masculinity: It focuses on providing equal chances to all individuals
without considering the gender and other such factors.
Short term and Long term orientation: Long term orientation is about focusing on such
activities which help in growth of company in longer duration. On other side, short term