Organisational Behaviour: Influence of Culture, Power, and Politics

Unit 12 Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1) Analyse how an organisation's culture, politics and power can influence individual and
team behaviour and performance................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P2) Evaluate how content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques
enable effective achievement of goals in an organisational context...........................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P3) Demonstrate an understanding of what makes an effective team, as opposed to an
ineffective team...........................................................................................................................7
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
P4) Apply concepts and philosophies of OB within an organisational context and a given
business situation......................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
An organisational behaviour is basically a term that is used to define and measure the
behaviour and attribute of an organisation towards all the individual those are working within the
business. It is an adequate area that used reflect human behaviour within the working
environment along with this also assist to determine performance, communication, motivation,
leadership, job structure, working profit and many other factors as well. It assist the business to
study about the human behaviour that has been changes as per the varied conditions and
situations (Buchanan, 2019). It is the most vital aspect within the business that has been used to
measure behaviour and performance of employee's. Furthermore, it assist to make better
understanding within all the individual so that employee's are getting motivated by which certain
level of trust is developed. The following report is based on the Waitrose as it is the British
supermarket with largest employee-owned retailing company that has been selling groceries. The
report consist of influence of culture, power and politics on behaviour of others, ways to
motivate team and individual to achieve a goal, understanding about co-operate effectively with
others and different concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
P1) Analyse how an organisation's culture, politics and power can influence individual and team
behaviour and performance.
The culture, power and politics of an organisation has influenced all the individual and
team along with its performance. These are actually those components that has direct impact i.e.
both positive and negative on the success and growth of the business.
Influence of power on individual and team
The power defines certain level of authority that is provided to an individual who has
more experience and knowledge to manage and control all the different working conditions in
appropriate manner. It is basically provided to the managers thus they have influence other to
perform its function with more perfection (Daamen, 2019). For this they have provide rewards,
appraisal and other benefits for the welfare of employee's. In addition to this management of
Waitrose has uses different theory to influence the working behaviour of team and individual and
it is as explained below as:
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 Coercive power: This is a power that is provided to an individual who has managed
daily working of workers. The Waitrose has allotted this power to CEO and managers so
that they have easily analyse and modifies the working standards of employee.
 Reward power: In this power is provided to the one who manages the training,
development, rewards, promotion, incentives, proposal etc. to all individual as per its
performance. Waitrose assigned this to board of directors and they have provide benefits
after analysing all the different working prospect (Escrig-Tena, 2018).
 Legitimate power: It is a power that is offered according to the educational qualification
and experience. Waitrose provide this to CEO as only they have the right to take
decisions as by following all the legal formulations as it furthermore applies to the
working of business.
 Referent power: In this the power is provided to all the different individuals of Waitrose
such as leader and manager so that they have motivate other employee's as per to enhance
the working standard of company with more effectiveness.
 Expert power: This is a power that is offer to an individual who has speciality in specific
topic. Waitrose provide this to managers as they knows how to manage and control
management effectively. Informational power: It is a power that is rendered as per the ability of an individual
through which balanced information is circulated within business (Fandrejewska, 2018).
This power is provided to the CEO of Waitrose as they have recording of all the financial
statements through which better image is spread in marketplace.
Influence of politics on individual and team
The political factor has direct influence on both individual and team and as per
accordance to it several actions are taken so that effective decision-making is implemented in
business. The management of Waitrose take various decisions that has influence individual
behaviour politically and it is as define below as:
 Decrease in productivity: The political culture has negative impact over the
performance of employee and it could also produce adverse impact on achievement of
objectives in ineffective manner.
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