Impact of Organizational Culture, Politics, and Power on Individual and Team Behavior & Performance

Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION:..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1) Discuss the impact of organisation's culture politics and power on indidividula and team
behaviour & performance...........................................................................................................3
M1) Analyse the influence of culture, politics, power of an organisation on individual, team
behaviour and performance ........................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P2 Process and content theories of motivation...........................................................................6
M2) Analyse the methods to influence the behaviour of others using motivational theories.....8
D1) Evaluate relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation providing
appropriate recommendations.....................................................................................................8
TASK3.............................................................................................................................................9
P3. Demonstrate an understanding of what makes an effective team, as opposed to an
ineffective team...........................................................................................................................9
M3) Team development theories to support the development of cooperation within effective
teams.........................................................................................................................................12
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................12
P4) Explain Concepts and philosophies of organizational behaviour in organizational context
...................................................................................................................................................12
M4) Concept and Philosophies of OB that inform and influence behaviour in organizational
context.......................................................................................................................................14
D2) Explain the relevance of team development thoeries, concepts and philosophies that
affect behaviour at work place..................................................................................................15
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES:.............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION:
Organizational behaviours is an area that is used to analyse the behaviour,personality, attitudes
of human resources in an organization (Chen, 2016). It comprises various elements such as
politics,power & culture which significantly affect the performance of employees within
company. The current report is about KPMG that is a multinational consultancy company
renders services all over the globe. The report consist several theories of organizational
behaviour & motivation along with their impact on overall business performance. In addition,
several models of team building, philosophies and concepts of organizational behaviours are
discussed in present report.
TASK 1
P1) Discuss the impact of organisation's culture politics and power on indidividula and team
behaviour & performance
Influence of Culture
Organization culture refers to the internal environment at work place that comprises
beliefs, values of employees and many other factors. It includes relationship between superiors
and subordinates, working policies, conditions that affect the efficiency of staff member ( Fisher,
Gonz and Fisher, 2018). It clearly defines the rules as well as regulations that minimizes
conflicts arises within company.In case of KPMG, it is analysed that culture of entity comprises
several values and policies to maintain integrity & effective communication at different levels of
organizational hierarchy. Theories of organizational culture is elaborated below:
Hofstede' Cultural Dimension Theory:
It is a tool that is undertake in order to monitor the impact of cultural dimensions on
business operations. In case of KPMG, it has employees from different countries, religions,
culture so it is essential for company to undertaker this model. It assists managers to differentiate

between various culture and simultaneously analyses its impact on organization efficiency.
Different categories of this framework are mentioned below:
Collectivism vs. individualism: It refers how the efforts of an individual or team affect
influence overall business efficiency. Under collectivism employees work as ca team to achieve
team objectives whereas in the concept of individualism they give preference to achieve personal
goals rather organizational objectives.
Masculinity vs. Femininity: In indicate gender diversity within entity. As per this
concept both genders whether male or female are important for the success of an organization. In
KPMG, there is no discrimination between employees on the basis of genders. They recognise
efforts of female employees by rewarding them for their contribution in the success of company.
Uncertainty Avoidance index: It refers to the level at which contingencies as well as
ambiguities can be accepted. In KPMG, they have low uncertainty avoidance index as they have
high risk taking abilities to meet with future situations. It helps managers to formulate effective
plans, strategies to meet with uncertainties.
In the current era of Globalisation and digital economy, it is imperative for an
organization to maintain cultural diversity in order to bring equality at work place. As
Globalisation has increased exchange of human resources from one nation to another. So,
Mangers need to make sure to formulate effective strategies & policies to bring strong
coordination at work place. KPMG, operate its business in different countries so that they ensure
to adopt cultural diversity at workplace to maintain positive environment between employees and
to achieve business goals (Gallos, 2017).
Organisation Psychology:
It refers the study of behaviour, activities of human resources at workplace. It is an
essential approach and help to know the attitude, personality of different personnels working in
organization. Mangers of KPMG, continuously monitor the behaviour of human resources while
they are working in a team or as an individual to achieve business goals. It assists them to create
positive environment at work place and undertake necessary strategies in order to improve
performance of subordinates.
Influence of Politics:
Organization politics can be understand as a process of human interaction within
organization. It comprises two important factors power and authority. These both elements are