Organisational Theory and Practice: A Case Study of Sainsbury's

ORGANIZATIONAL
THEORY AND PRACTICE

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASKS.............................................................................................................................................4
A. Analyse and comment on the effectiveness of the leadership style of the CEO ....................4
B. Assessing the current structure and culture of Sainsbury’s and commenting on the role and
impact of the CEO in enforcing high performance of the organization......................................5
C. Entrepreneurial strategies and corporate government policies followed by the CEO to
enhance the performance and effectiveness of the organization.................................................6
D. Examining the effects of influence, power and conflict resolution at Sainsbury’s by the
CEO in managing change ...........................................................................................................7
E. Various type of motivation strategies used by the company to influence the performance of
employees....................................................................................................................................9
F. Corporate literature and examples in order to justify the above research.............................10
G. Recommending ways to enhance the organizational performance.......................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Organizational theory is defined as a study of the operations and structures of social
organizations. It helps an organization to improve its productivity and enhance the performance
of the company in the competitive market. The current report will be based on Sainsbury's, a
popular supermarket chain in UK which offers a wide range of products and services to the
customers.
The report will explain the leadership style used by the CEO of the organization by using
suitable theoretical models, assessing the current structure and culture of the organization and
commenting on the role and impact created by him to achieve high performance in the
organization, explaining the corporate governance policies and entrepreneurial strategy followed
by him to enhance the effectiveness of the organization, examining the effects of power, conflicts
and influence on the chosen company by the CEO in managing change, various type of
motivation strategies used by company and its impact on the employees' performance,
appropriate corporate literature and examples in order to justify the research, recommendations
or suggestions to enhance the performance of the organization.
TASKS
A. Analyse and comment on the effectiveness of the leadership style of the CEO
Leadership style is referred to the characteristics and behaviours of a leader in managing
a group of people. The democratic leadership style may be adopted by the CEO of Sainsbury's in
order to mote its employees and increase their efficiency. Democratic leadership is also known
as participative leadership where the members of the group take role in the decision-making
process of the organization (Mansaray, 2019). This leadership style may be suitable for both the
private and public institutions and Sainsbury’s may include its employees in its decision-making
process. The leader of the company may treat its employees with respect which may help the
organization to improve its organizational structure.
It may have a positive influence over the productivity of the organization. As the leader
may be able to get better ideas and creative solutions to the problems that may arise during the
organizational process. The employees may work their full potential and better commitment
towards the aims and objectives of the company. It may result in increasing the morale of the
workforce. This leadership style may also have some issues such as poor decision making by
unskilled group of employees and issues like fear of breach in the security of the crucial data of