Organizational Behaviour at Sainsbury: Culture, Motivation, and Teamwork

UNIT 12. ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
SECTION 1......................................................................................................................................3
1. Overview of Sainsbury culture, politics, power and motivation which influences individual
and team behaviour in the workplace 300...................................................................................3
2. Evaluating Behavioural motivational theories and techniques have been applied Sainsbury. 4
3. Analysing of the various organizational cultures by using process and content theories of
motivation....................................................................................................................................5
4. Evaluating above-mentioned theories which influence behaviours of organizations in the
respect of achieving organizational goals....................................................................................6
5. Recommendations ...................................................................................................................7
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................7
SECTION 2......................................................................................................................................7
1. Assessing benefits of working in team for fulfilment functions in organization.....................7
2. Critically analysing team and group development theories and evaluation of development of
cooperation in team......................................................................................................................8
3. Evaluating concepts and philosophies of organizational behaviour......................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is the process of the studying the behaviour of different
individuals or the groups which act in accordance in different ways for operating with different
operations in a company. Sainsbury second largest retail company operating in wide chain of
supermarkets serving the consumer with sustainable and happy shopping experiences. The
company operates in two segments it provides retails as well as financial services. The retail
segment operates with supermarkets and financial services operates with the companies banking
services . Sainsbury the retail company offers wide range of products mainly food, beauty,
clothing apparels. This report will provide details about analysing the Sainsbury culture, politics
and power which influences in the organization. Also evaluating the motivations aspects which is
to be adopted to motivate individuals. Further more effectively demonstrating on effective
cooperation with other in company lastly applying various concepts and philosophies of
organisational behaviour in the business.
SECTION 1
1. Overview of Sainsbury culture, politics, power and motivation which influences individual
and team behaviour in the workplace 300
Sainsbury operating in the largest chain of supermarket retailer chain supplying various
products from its retailers stores. As the corporate culture of the company help in achieving successful
economic performance of company. Sainsbury following corporate culture policies and establishes
various techniques in order to satisfy its consumers from their products also employees. The positive
corporate culture provide workforce and employees better working conditions and enjoyable
workplace as the company provides exciting rewards to employees personnel. Also trans various
employees for developing various skills and abilities in order to establish the employees productivity
and better performance of the company (Yokoyama, Azuma and Kim, 2022). As the company
celebrates everyone ability by appraising every employee for their achievement and provide various
well-being incentives and compensation with rewards in order to motive workforce and results in
achieving desired goals being established by the company.
The power in an organizations being exercise by the leaders or the manager in order to discipline the
workforce for completing the task bing assigned in proper manner. Sainsbury leader is following
reward power in company which generally raise the workforce with promotions appraisals, incentives,
and various complement. Various rewards are being given-to employees for following proper

instructions and orders (Wu, Luan and Raihani, 2022). Various e gift cards is being given to
employees, leaves encashments, various incentives to the sales teams. Also, voluntary benefits
schemes is being established by the company in order to provide attractive benefits to employees by
offering products on discounts at half of the cost to employees. Further more politics of company
affects employees working in organization also productivity for achieving the desired results of tasks
(Icarte and et.al., 2022). These factors will arise conflicts and affects various positions with
achievements of goals in Sainsbury organization.
2. Evaluating Behavioural motivational theories and techniques have been applied Sainsbury
The behavioural motivation theories is being used in various organization in order to
influence behaviours of various individuals for examining behaviour employees and motivating
various personnels in order to achieve goals. Sainsbury used Maslow hierarchy needs theory for
fulfilling needs an motivating employees for establishing the goals being designed for improving
performance. The company uses this motivational theory in order to motivate employee by
fulfilling various needs and desire for achieving the ultimate goals.
Self actualization : Employees of company needs personal growth which helps in
attaining various capabilities and skill and recognising potential talents of employees. These
needs are satisfied by company as developing skills by various training sessions for working in
dynamic environment with various resource which aids in developing their potentials for
achieving desired tasks.
Esteem needs: These needs are being fulfilled by leader of the company by appreciating
employees for theory working and relating every individuals by recognising their efforts which
satisfies personnels for achieving tasks . Employee ensures the are being valued by involvement
in various decision-making for the problems and participating in various tasks being practising at
the workplace.
Belonging needs: These needs of employees specifies that the acceptance workplace by
building positive relations at workplace helps to motivate employees (Maslow Motivation
Theory, 2022). As in company leaders ad anger tends to maintain and build friendly relations
with personnels working for the company in order to achieve maximum results of work being
performed which helps to develop trust and belongingness which established better relations for
working in company.