Influence of Organization's Culture and Politics on Employees

ORGANISATION
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
Influence of organization's culture and politics and power on employees..................................4
Content theory and process theory of motivation.......................................................................7
Herzberg Two factor theory........................................................................................................8
Difference between an effective and ineffective team..............................................................10
Organizational Theory and Concepts........................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
The study is on Organisational Behaviour. Organisational Behaviour means a concept where
employees follow a pattern of behaviour which defines culture prevalent at the organisation.
There are a number of factors which influence the employee behaviour and their performance in
the organisation. The organisation is Dante International which is a provider of e-commerce
retail services located in Bucharest, Romania. Company operates an online retail platform for
selling consumer goods and electronic products. The study reflects the influence of culture,
power and politics on employee behaviour and on their performance. Emphasis has been given
on motivation and motivational techniques to enable effective achievement of goals. Team and
group development theories have been discussed which support development of cooperation
within effective teams and the difference between effective and ineffective teams have been
illustrated. The concepts and philosophies related to organisational behaviour have been applied
and discussed.
Influence of organization's culture and politics and power on employees
An organisation is an amalgamation of various employees who come from different
backgrounds. They come from different cultures, different persona and different backgrounds.
Thus, there occurs an influence of factors like culture, power and politics.
Edgar Schein's organisational culture model
Organisations' employees take time to adopt to a certain culture which is formed in time course
going through several changes. Employees learn from their past experiences and keep in practise
everyday to form the culture at the work place. The employees work hard to make the culture
better at the working place (Wood and et.al., 2019).
Schein believed there are three levels in organisational culture:
Artifacts
This is the first level where the characteristics can be felt by individuals known as artifacts. The
dress code of the employees, office furniture, facilities and employees' behaviour all come under
artifacts and decide the work culture at office.

Values
The next level constituting the organization culture is the employees' values. Organisation is
affected by the thought process and thus the decision-making of the employees. The mindset of
the individual gets affected by the organisation influences how work is distributed and divided
between team members (Balwant, 2018).
Assumed Values
The third level cannot be measured but makes a cultural difference to the organisation. There are
beliefs and facts affecting the culture of the organisation. The human nature inner aspects come
at work here.
Hofstede model of organisational culture
Hofstede has given five factors which influence the work place
a) Power Distance:
Organization A
Power is distributed equally irrespective of the designations. Individual not considering the
hierarchy possesses equal benefits and rights.
Organization B
Superiors enjoy a fair treatment from managers and other the leaders leading the team are
assigned more amount of responsibilities compared to other members of the team.
Power distance index points to work culture differences according to the power assigned to the
employees. There are organisations who rely on team members to extract the best out of their
team mates. Team members have to also follow the advice (Wood and et.al., 2019).
Dante International follow a decentralised structure where employees are free to voice
their opinions and talk to their superiors without hesitation. Employee grievances thus are sorted
out quickly which in turn increases employee efficiency and performance.
There are some employees who can be termed accountable for their performance.
b) Masculinity vs Femininity: This means the male and female values difference occurring in
the organisation's culture. Companies where males dominate will be following policies which are
different while female dominated will be following different. Responsibilities also thus vary
according to the concept.