Analysis of Organization from OB Perspective

Running head: THE ANALYSIS OF AN ORGANIZATION FROM THE OB PERSPECTIVE
THE ANALYSIS OF AN ORGANIZATION FROM THE OB PERSPECTIVE
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Running head: THE ANALYSIS OF AN ORGANIZATION FROM THE OB PERSPECTIVE
The motivation of the employees in the organization
The company has been devising its HR policy quite successfully for years. The
management of the company intends to provide a number of tangible as well as
intangible benefits to the employees which may include performance linked bonus as
well as a reward scheme and recognition program. An analysis into the HR policy of the
organization may reveal the fact that the management prioritizes the motivational
factors among the employees and hence the HR policy of the firm includes a number of
pecuniary benefits as well as non-monetary rewards, as stated before ("Inclusion",
2019).
A perusal of the corporate website of 3M may reveal that the company puts
emphasis on inclusivity and diversity. There have been 55,000 employees working in
more than 70 countries across the globe for the brand and the management has been a
steadily maintaining the culture of inclusion in terms of women involvement in the
management and community development as well. Under the "3M Total Rewards" plan,
the company provides two types of payments to the employees namely fixed pay and
variable pay which includes annual incentive plan (AIP), sales incentives and even long-
term incentive plan (LTIP). On the other hand, there are several programs like “3M
Lifestyle benefit Program”, “Excellence Awards”, “Employee Stock Purchase Plan” etc.
Under flexible working policy of the organization, employees may be provide with
the operation to avail the benefits of flexible timing under which the part-time
employment opportunities may be availed by the employees who are in need of more
personal time at their home ("3M Benefits, Total Rewards - 3M Careers Australia",
2019).

Running head: THE ANALYSIS OF AN ORGANIZATION FROM THE OB PERSPECTIVE
Groups and teams in the organization
The group behaviour within an organization may best be analyzed with reference
to the Tuckman model which revolves around the different stages of team and group
formation within an organizational setup. The different stages are briefly noted herein:
Stages Description
1. Forming In this stage, all the members remain polite as the roles and
responsibilities are unclear. Leadership emerges out of this stage
only.
2. Storming In this stage, conflicts may arise as the members start to execute
towards the pre-decided goals. Groups may fail in this stage if not
handled with care and strategies.
3. Norming Once the members, under the efficient leadership, resolve the
differences, the team may attain the norming stage where the
members know the other members better.
4. Performing This is the stage where the execution and activities are carried out
with perfection, accuracy and efficiency towards the group
objectives (Bish, Newton & Johnston, 2015).
5. Adjourning Most of the teams are temporary and hence, the achievement of
the objective may lead to adjournment of the team for the time
being.
Table 1: Tuckman group Formation Model
(Source: Created by author)
The corporate reporting made by the company does not explicitly talk about the
groups and teams within the workplace including their nature, force and implications on