Unit 12 Assessment: Organizational Behavior Analysis of Apple Company

This report delves into the organizational behavior of Apple, examining the influence of culture, politics, and power on employee behavior. It begins by analyzing Handy's model of organizational culture and Hofstede's cultural dimensions to understand how these factors shape the company's environment. The report then explores different power dynamics within Apple, using the French and Raven model to illustrate their impact. Furthermore, it discusses the role of political behavior and its effects on team performance. The analysis extends to motivation theories, differentiating between content and process theories and their application within Apple. The report highlights Herzberg’s Two-factor theory and Adam’s Equity Theory. The report concludes with an overview of how these concepts and philosophies can be applied to build effective teams and improve organizational outcomes. This report provides valuable insights into Apple's organizational dynamics and offers practical applications for improving team performance and overall business success.

Unit 12 - Assessment

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Handy’s Model of organizational culture....................................................................................3
Hofstede's cultural.......................................................................................................................4
Power...........................................................................................................................................5
Chantal’s Characteristics.............................................................................................................6
P2 Motivation Theories...............................................................................................................6
Content theory.............................................................................................................................7
Process theories...........................................................................................................................7
P3 Describe about what an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team............................8
P4 Discuss about the concept and philosophies of organizational behaviour within Apple
Company....................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behaviour is considered to the group study as well as the performance on an
individual within the context of organization which continuously have the well identification and
analysing current market trends of differentiated work environment of company in order to
improve. Company apple is the American manufacture which is formerly succeeded in market
with personal computers, computer peripherals along with computer software. The company is
been succeeded with having populariser of the graphical interface. The firm is developed in
there designing, developing and selling more level of consumer electronics along with computer
software and online services. As per the current report, it has been analysed that influence of
culture, politics as well as power of organizational context have been their impact and
contribution as well in effective team performance. Further in the reports, there will be proper
level of description in term of motivation theories which will be analysed and link to respective
individuals and team performance. This report will be helpful in highlighting the manner of
respective team building which the help of appropriates their concept and respective philosophies
will be applied as per there organizational condition with implication of it in various business
situation.
MAIN BODY
Analyse the influence of culture, politics and power on the behaviour of other in an organization
context
Organization Culture
The culture of organization is the system which have the pure consistency of shared
assumptions, values along with belief which have the proper governing of there of people
behaviours in company. There assumption of shared values has the strong major influences
on different people in form which in way how they dress, act along with perform to their
respective jobs. On the other hand , organizational culture has been played a very crucial
roles in more manner of improving the respective performances of apples which could be
better understood with implication of differ model.
Handy’s Model of organizational culture
As per Handy’s model there are four type of organizational culture which is they’re in the
organization.
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Power Culture - in this culture, the decision making in the firm is done by their few levels of
senior authorities which refers to in taking and making of power. This type culture in been
followed by their apples in the level of all making of decision, this have helped the form to
have improvements in quality of decision which have crucial roles in success of Apple.
Role Culture- the type of culture which is being found in Apple as there every single employee
in company is clear about its respective roles for achieving organizational goals. This is
helpful in increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of works and resources.
Task Culture- there is formation of different teams for performing differential task in the group
of achieving of there respective organizational goals. In addition to that’s, this culture
eventually helps in increasing the efficiency of solutions. Apple will be helpful in investing
more mid in the differential operation which will help the firm to have there increasing
level of flow in business development.
People Culture- there is more with person culture along with well level of individuality in much
to have seen themselves as more level of unique and superior in competitive business
environments. The firm have simplified level of excites in order to have work of people. In
addition to that’s this culture is not been notices in apple as there which have resultants of
employee dissatisfaction in firm.
Hofstede's cultural
Hofstede's cultural dimensions is the theory in frameworks which have defining cross cultural
communication which is been developed by the Geert Hofstede. This theory have clear
elaboration o there society existing culture impact of value of team members and employees.
In addition to that it related to there issues which are related to behaviour using structure
derives from respective factor analysis.
This model has clear discussion on the six-differential dimension-
Power Distance Index is considered to be high in apple as the decision taking powered is just
with higher authority which is helpful in improving the quality decision making.
Individual versus Collectivism is about respective relationship among employee where culture is
moderate. As in apples their entire employee ae helping each other’s in carrying out
different level of business operations.
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Masculinity versus femininity have representation of equality in respective distribution o role in
men and women as the factor is considered to be moderate. Apple is not differentiating
among employee on basis of respective genders.
Uncertainty avoidance Index is considered to be other dimensions which have their insights at
ignorance or avoidance level as the employee in apple.
Another dimension of respective model not look at the organization they used to look at national
culture. Name of two dimensions are Long- Versus Short-Term Orientation and Indulgence
Versus Restraint.
Power
This is been ability to have something in order to act out as particular way in organization, this
is also helpful in more way of influencing over team behaviours and performance of apple
employees. This will have proper analysis of the power by implication of French and raven
model of power. This model in being developed French and raven which have the 5 powers
which are factor which influence work of employee in apple organization.
Legitimate Power - This is power which have their formal level of belief in order to have
demanding someone to work or has respective right to make decision. This is power enjoyed
by apple CEO which uses of experience s to make perfect decisions with appropriate
allocation of resources for improving the performances.
Reward power- This is power which is been received by senior authority by appraising different
employees for their respective extraordinary performances. Apple manager have appraisals
of team members in order to provide appropriate level of motivation to achieve organization
goals along with achieving individual one.
Expert power- this is the power which is being enjoyed on basis of differential and expertise
skill set which is possessed by individual. This power of team leaders and managers to have
influence over work of employees by keeping the appropriate level of link between the
individual goal and the organizational which has helped the company in achieving the
success in the market.
Referent Power- this is power which is enjoyed by respective individual who are respected by
other employees. As for example manager of apples is termed to be respected by employees
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so, this turn to be easy for influencing employees in more easy manners for performing
differentiated task.
Coercive Power is type of power which is used to have come in individual who have here
believes that punishing anyone in the firm have the power to build negative level of business
environment in organization. Apple always tries to take the step for building good level of
business environment.
Chantal’s Characteristics
`Human behaviour has the sub set as political behaviour which have clear involvement of
political and power. The former one plays an important role in influencing respective behaviour
of employee in both positive and negative aspects which have impact performance of apple
company in past. As for example- the senior authority of apple company se to create political
mindset in business environments which created conflict among employees. This have results
firm to get success by creating competitive environments. This sort of activity leads to have
change in team behaviours in more negative ways and this have resulted as entire employee are
turn to working against each other’s or may not be ready to work together in order to have
achieving of organizational gaols.
On the other hand, political environment also has the positive impacts by creating the situation
of driving employee in more friendly environments to compete each other’s as this is best way
to increase the level of efficiency and effectiveness of Apple company. Manager can be helpful
in motivating employees with different rewards and non-monetary appraisal. This will
eventually help apples t to build the trust factor among different employees in organization.
P2 Motivation Theories
Motivation theories motivation is considered to be essential aspects which is defined as the
underlying drive and edge which pushes the ones to wok harder’s to reaches it targets. It I in
same way when personnel are been working in more motivated manner, it turns out to be easier
for the firm to have the achievement of respective goals and objectives. As considered to Apple
company. The present condition of employee and employer relationship is in proper detritions
which have resulted in decrease level of customer satisfaction. In order to have respective
improvements have proper facilitation of impending level of structure so that’s form can be able
to have accepting the changes in working environment. There are two important theories to have
proper enhancing and improving both team behaviour as well as individual performance.
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Content theory
This motivation theory will be helpful in addressing the aspect of ‘what’ by analysing internal
and external factors which is impacting individual behaviour. Some of the major theories
categorised under content theories include Maslow’s need hierarchy theory, Alderfer’s ERG
Theory, Herzberg’s Two factor theory and McCleland’s Theory. So out of these two theories
will be discusses with aspect of apple company in order to move back everything into track.
Herzberg’s Two factor theory have the considerations of there two level of motivation factors
in which one is about satisfaction and vice versa. The motivating factor have caller inclusion of
there like recognition at the workplace, achievement, growth etc. And the hygiene factors are
the one causing dissatisfaction and these can be categorised as salary, working conditions,
relationship at work place etc. So, the firm apple can have implication of this theory to have
increasing effect of individual and organizational performances. This will be extended by
providing continues growth and advancement in employee at regular intervals with appropriates
reorganization and praise. On the other hand, the performance can be improved through
implication of theory as the employee may be satisfies or dissatisfies by the integrity of basic
systems. This is helpful in the working in more collaborative manner which is improving overall
output which is in cases to have effective wok environment. So, the managements of apple
should have proper focus in the individual level of stratifications in order to have creation of
team improvements as well as performance.
In extension to this, there can be implication of appropriate stages which is be craved by
Maslow by targeting al level of motivational factors with fulfilments if basic needs by having
actualization scale. Apple should have proper identification of unidentified need of individual
employee, so they can be able to work in more productive and efficient manners. In addition to
that’s high employee motivation which will results in higher organization goal achievement.
Process theories
Process theories is properly focusing on there why and how aspects which is impacting as
motivational factors of particularise individual behaviours. This is enabling to created motivated
tendency as theories are name such as Adam’s Equity Theory, Vroom’s Expectancy theory,
Porters and Lawler Model etc. And all these aims to analyse the entire process which leads to
motivation in an individual.
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Adam’s Equity Theory is working for motivations as the input if employee wigs is considered
to be related to there derivation of stratifications in more manner to receive the output. This
theory have clear implication in maintaining their proper level of balance over there
organisation and individual goals. In the situation when employee became negligent for work
which is designated along with compromising their quality of work. However, there will be
done have balance the inputs and outputs to be more satisfied employee which can be
intergraded as better teams and work harder by the increasing in their respective rewards by
improving more level of performances.
Vroom’s Expectancy theory have the statement over checklist which should be kept in mind in
order to have maintained of equilibrium. This is directly linked with their expecting outcomes
where motivation is higher. Motivation (M) = Valence (V) x Expectancy (E) is the equation
which Vroom gave supporting his motivational theory. There valence leads to have more level
of positive motivation for the wants and negative one against desire. Apple can have
implications of this to have identify desire and wants to keep employee motivated.
P3 Describe about what an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team.
The team work has expanded in the last past decades, there is adding more weight to create
or manage towards the large number of group which mainly enhancing the quality, adaptability
of employee within Apple. It should be considered various type of components such as social,
mental which make an individual unique in each with each other. It may be challenging for
creating as strong team (Hamlin and Patel, 2020). There are different type of the stages that
support for team building.
Forming: It is initial step when involve a period of orientation and getting the acquainted.
In this phase, employee within apple firm is looking for leadership those are easily controlled the
entire business operation and function. The team members have a depth knowledge about the
particular business ideas which help for interacting with other members.
Storming: it is the most difficult step when it has chances of conflict between employees.
As increase the competition among individuals due to their personalities (Lehmann-Willenbrock,
Allen and van Vugt, 2020). During this phase, each and every team member have faced difficulty
to decrease the energy into unproductive activities. Many team member in the Apple firm may
disagree on the specific goal and objective. By using this approach, team members must work to
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overcome the challenge and also accept the differences of individual. In order to failure the
address of conflicts.
Norming: This process is resolved the conflict among employees while emerging with the
consequences. Each and every group of members performed the significant role, achieve the
significant team goal as well as objective.
Performing: Apple has been designed the well-established and each members participate in
business goal. In order to improve the stable structure whereas members committed towards the
mission as well as vision (Lehmann-Willenbrock, Allen and van Vugt, 2020).
There are different type of theories that can use in the development of effective team in
Apple. The one of most common theory that mainly used by Apple which is known as Belbin
Theory.
According to Belbin theory, it has examined the role of team or group in Apple firm where
each one established the coordination between them. It can be defined the significant role which
always helping for employee to achieve their desirable goal and objective (Lehmann-
Willenbrock, Allen and van Vugt, 2020). One individual can perform the one or more role in
proper manner. In this way, it can easily representing within effective team which always
opposed to ineffective in term of resource management, monitor evaluation, strategic planning
and so on.
As per discussion, it can be identified that there are different team within Apple participate
multiple roles. It mainly involves virtual team, operational team and self-managed team. These
are considered as important which easily handle entire business operation and function in proper
manner.
Virtual team: Each members are located at different areas or location but they have used
single tool to maintain coordination with each one. In this way, it can be developed collaboration
together. It is beneficial for Apple Company when save resources, increase rate of project
completion. Virtual team has performed the multi-tasking in Apple firm.
Operational Team: It is mainly deals with the enterprise functionality and also provide
support of other team. It must ensure that entire back process execution work in smoothly
manner (Farl and and Beck, 2019). The advantage is that when it can easily handle the operation
while increasing overall business capabilities and abilities.
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Self-managed team: In apple, Employee are becoming self-managed person who will work
together, achieve the specific goal and objective. This type of team in organization improve
overall staff member’s motivation and manage their own task in proper manner.
Project Team: these are group of people who are participating the different role on specific
project. Each and every member’s arte work with collaboration, measurement in proper manner.
The primary advantage is that when Apple can complete their task in great manner. In order to
handle the wide range of project in step by step ways (Farl and and Beck, 2019).
By using Belbin theory, it has been discussed about the development of effective and how
it always support for business in growth or expansion. thus, virtual team plays important role that
established the network among other team members.
P4 Discuss about the concept and philosophies of organizational behaviour within Apple
Company.
The organizational behaviour is based on the application that require in term of
psychology to workplace. It is mainly focused on the strength while building better position in
global world. In order to identify the basic assumption that always support for analysing the
capabilities.
As per identified, Apple is mainly used the path goal theory which always support for
providing better direction of business enhancement.
Path goal theory is a type of philosophy which mainly used to specify leader’s behaviour
and their leadership style. It is suitable with the working environment or culture whereas
employee can achieve their desirable goal and objective. The primary goal of theory is to
enhance the employee motivation power and satisfaction level (Dhir, 2019). In another way, it
useful for empower the overall performance and efficiency of productive staff member in apple.
The organization is mainly focused on the reward recognition and other type of rewards because
these things always inspire or motivate the staff members. In order to boost their own capabilities
in the business development. Many employees are motivated due to award whereas they can
automatically increase their speed in business profitability and productivity. In this way, Apple
can achieve both short-term as well as long-term goal. According to path goal theory, it can be
identified the abilities, skill and knowledge of staff members because it always helping in the
business expansion.
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According to Social capital theory, it is based on the social relationship which require in
Apple firm to establish the coordination or communication between employees. So as they can
easily share their innovative idea in business growth and development (Robertson, 2019). This
theory is primarily focused on the social relationship development so that it easily improved
overall work quality. In apple, it make use of effective communication that help for analysing the
requirement. Afterwards, it automatically building a strong bond between employee and
management. By using social capital theory, it can be identified that reduce the employee
turnover and achieve the business objective in proper manner.
Employee dignity: If employee work within Apple which always treated with proper
dignity and respects. In this way, it directly affects on the staff members where how they
contribute in business development (Robertson, 2019). So as needed to maintain the good
relationship with each member and provide the better quality of facilities as per requirement. At
workplace, apple should be provided the better working environment or culture for employee so
that they can easily adopt the environment and enjoy their experience. It is better for both
organization as well as employee when improve the entire capabilities and abilities. At the time,
employee should encourage in order to participate within important decision-making process.
Employee empowerment within apple that should be motivated or inspired with modern
technologies. These technique will support for business operation while completing each task in
particular time-intervals. In this way, it is important for handling overall business goal and
objective (Robertson, 2019). Furthermore, at workplace, people cannot handle the entire machine
in proper manner. In this way, staff member is able to involve himself in particular project, try to
find out the accurate result or outcome.
For Example- In Apple, project manager should empower their staff member by
providing the better facilities. In this way, it can easily increase their performance and efficiency
in business expansion (Lehmann-Willenbrock, Allen and van Vugt, 2020). Sometimes, it also
mention that Apple only human being that can be improved. Empowerment always give the
better sense of staff members which are belonging in order to the completely involved in project.
Afterwards, they can easily achieve the goal and objective.
Perception of staff members: It is one of most common thing that needed to understand
opinion or view point towards organization. Employee perception help to understand as well as
interpret things. With apple firm, each and every staff members may use proper policy and
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procedure. It always support for enhancing the overall business capabilities and abilities. In most
of case, many people opposed the policy, they are not showing the proper interest towards
business processes.
Motivation of staff member: In apple, employee have different type of need and
requirement in term of satisfaction. Sometimes, it become hard to strive. For Example- Apple
use motivational theory which help for identifying esteem, physiological, safety and self-
actualisation requirements. In this way, it can extent to which putting more efforts of person. It
also helped the employee to full fill their basis requirement and behaviour. During hard work
done, staff members are unable to get the promotion and they can easily frustrated while directly
reflecting on their behaviour, nature and attitude.
CONCLUSION
From the above file, it can be concluded that Organizational behaviour is which continuously
have the well identification and analysing current market trends of differentiated work
environment of company in order to improve. Apple will be helpful in investing more mid in the
differential operation which will help the firm to have their increasing level of flow in business
development. Legitimate Power is power enjoyed by apple CEO which uses of experience s to
make perfect decisions with appropriate allocation of resources for improving the performances.
This sort of activity leads to have change in team behaviours in more negative ways and this
have resulted as entire employee are turn to working against each other. Maslow by targeting al
level of motivational factors with fulfilments if basic needs by having actualization scale. Apple
should have proper identification of unidentified need of individual employee, so they can be
able to work in more productive and efficient manners. The team members have a depth
knowledge about the particular business ideas which help for interacting with other members.
In this way, it can easily represent within effective team which always opposed to
ineffective in term of resource management, monitor evaluation, strategic planning and so on. By
using Belbin theory, it has been discussed about the development of effective and how it always
support for business in growth or expansion. thus, virtual team plays important role that
established the network among other team members. Furthermore, at workplace, people cannot
handle the entire machine in proper manner. In this way, staff member is able to involve himself
in particular project, try to find out the accurate result or outcome.
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