Barriers to Effective Teamwork in ASDA plc: An Examination of the Key Factors
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3TASK 1......................................................................................................................................3P1.1.........................................................................................................................................3P1.2.........................................................................................................................................4P1.3.........................................................................................................................................5TASK 2......................................................................................................................................5P2.1.........................................................................................................................................5P2.2.........................................................................................................................................6P2.3.........................................................................................................................................6TASK 3......................................................................................................................................7P3.1.........................................................................................................................................7P3.2.........................................................................................................................................7P3.3.........................................................................................................................................8TASK 4......................................................................................................................................9P4.1.........................................................................................................................................9P4.2.......................................................................................................................................10P4.3.......................................................................................................................................11CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................11REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................13Factors That Promote Effective Teamwork. 2012. [Online]. Available through: < http://smallbusiness.chron.com/factors-promote-effective-teamwork-1932.html >. [Accessed on 30 May 2014]......................................................................................................................13
INTRODUCTIONOrganizational behaviour refers to the field of studying human behaviour of peopleworking in a firm. It establishes the relationship between behaviour of people and company.The motive behind this is to maximise the total output from employees. It promotes effectiveinteraction within groups as well as coordination among workers (Hosie and Smith, 2009). In this report, there will be a discussion on organizational structure and culture ofASDA PLC and British Airways. The impact of this on employee’s behaviour will be studiedin this. Different theories of organization as well as effectiveness of leadership styles willalso be focused (Sevi, 2010). Here, importance of motivational theories and effectiveteamwork will be one of area to be studied.TASK 1P1.1ASDA is having Divisional structure in its organization. Reason behind this structureis that it is having a lot of layers as well as lots of levels. There are plenty of people whoreport more than a person before it reaches to the final stage. In this structure, each level iscontrolled by a person. Divisional structure is able to reduce confusion and biases. Thisstructure in generally applied on large firms and ASDA is one of them (Blomme and Lintelo,2012). It is a tall hierarchical structure. This firm is following Clan oriented culture in whichthere is a family like environment. Here, superiors focus on mentoring people in rightdirection so as to make them doing things in a team. People are more satisfied and happy in
this culture as there they feel like home. However, there are some disadvantages too like it isa low paying structure for employees as number of people are very high. Sometimes peoplemay take their work for granted which has adverse effect on performance of firm (Analoui,2013). British Airways is following Hybrid organizational structure. It normally used inthose firms where the environment faces substantial uncertainties. Main benefits behind thisare organization is having functional expertise and efficiency. There is flexibility in divisionsas well as ability to adapt them as there are a limited number of employees with specialisedskills in each branch. A demerit behind this is that there can be conflicts arise betweencorporate departments and units (Jung and Hong, 2008). It is one of the short hierarchicalstructures. Companies operating globally generally use this. British airways are followingMarket oriented culture that is totally focussed on results. Here, main privilege is given tocompetition and achievement. Getting job done is the main thing in this culture.P1.2As ASDA is having divisional structure, it has an important role on its organizationalperformance. This structure has a lot of levels in it which leads to smooth functioning in thefirm. As all levels are having a person who has the responsibility to control all activities ofthat department, functions in ASDA are very systematically followed. The flow ofinformation is very fast in this firm. There is no chance of missing any data (Chou andPearson, 2012). Every person is well known about his roles and responsibilities. As eachemployee is having his senior on him who explains him how to perform a specific task, itleads to perfection. There is a relationship in between ASDA organization structure and culture. Cultureplays a vital role. As company is having clan culture, people feel free to share their views andthoughts. It creates healthy environment in organization. According to the culture,subordinates interact with their superiors without any hesitation. It leads to healthy andeffective communication (Bianco and Schermerhorn, 2006). The culture and structure whichASDA is following has major benefit of high level of performance of employees as they arebeing trained by their mentors for this. This ultimately brings more production in company.Reason behind this is that, people are satisfied with their working conditions as well as workculture. It makes them put their efforts to their highest potential. Culture of ASDA proves tobe helpful in promoting divisional structure in company.So there is a high impact on performance of ASDA through its organizational cultureas well as structure. It is enjoying various advantages through this as it has the ability to
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