Analysis of Organisational Behaviour in Sainsbury's

Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1: Analysis of organisation's culture, politics and power on individual and team performance
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TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P2: Evaluation of theories of motivation.....................................................................................3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P3: Explanation of difference between effective and an ineffective team...................................7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P4: Application of concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour studies behaviour of employees and teams in an organisation. It
analyses the different behaviours in roles of an enterprise. It can be applied in different elements
of an organisation such as structure, technology and social systems (Balwant, 2018). The
company which has been chosen for this report is Sainsbury's which is a supermarket chain
operating in United Kingdom. In this assignment, a detailed analysis will be made on analysis of
influence of culture, politics and power on the behaviour of others in an enterprise. Also,
motivation of individuals and team, importance of cooperation with each other in a company will
be covered. Additionally, use of philosophies and concepts in a given situation will be covered.
TASK 1
P1: Analysis of organisation's culture, politics and power on individual and team performance
The role of culture, politics and power in an organisation is important as it can influence
the overall performance of an individual and a team. The analysis of all these elements in the
context of Sainsbury's is as follows-
Organisational culture-
Organisational culture can be defined as beliefs, ways, values and assumptions which
contribute in developing the environment of an organisation.
Types of organisational culture-
Power culture- In this type of culture, power is shared just by a few individuals and their
influence is spread throughout the organisations (Chang and et.al., 2016). Employees are not
involved as a part of decision-making process. Sainsbury's can adopt this culture which will lead
to taking of major decisions by top-level managers with no inputs by workers.
Role culture- In this culture, there are clearly defined roles for different teams and tasks
are given to workers according to their capabilities. Hierarchy is followed in this culture. The
management of Sainsbury's can use this culture which will clearly define roles for different
teams in the organisation leading to efficiency and effectiveness.
Task culture- This culture allows different teams to be formed in an organisation. Matrix
structure is required to be implemented to follow this culture. The managers of Sainsbury's can
adopt this culture which will ensure that there is no single source of power in the organisation .
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Person culture- In this culture, employees working in an organisation are considered as
superior. If Sainsbury's adopts this culture it will mean that it considers its workers as superior
and gives them the desired value. Power will therefore lie in different groups of individuals.
Sainsbury's must choose role culture because it will ensure that a hierarchical structure is
followed in the organisation (Chumg and et.al., 2016). Also, teams will be divided with different
objectives and tasks given to individuals according to their capabilities. This will result in
positive motivation for workers and therefore will enhance team performance which will help in
achieving organisational objectives.
Network theory- Network theory involves the way in which elements of a network
interact in a system. The managers of Sainsbury's can use this theory as it works best when there
is a balance created among three principles. It will help management to understand the way
employees interact in the workplace and share ideas which can help in valuable inputs for
achievement of goals and targets.
Systems theory- It is a framework in which investigation can be done of different groups
in an organisation and their operation to produce a result. If the management of Sainsbury's
adopts this theory this will allow the exchange of ideas in its system which is essential for
results.
Organisational politics-
It refers to certain activities which involve the use of different tactics which can
positively or negatively influence workers and teams to achieve desired results (de Vasconcelos,
Gouveia and Kimble, 2016).
Politics can yield either a positive or a negative impact on an organisation's working
pattern. Positive politics can lead to increase in efficiency and effectiveness of employees.
Negative politics can decrease the motivation and morale of workers which will decrease the
overall organisational performance. Thus use of politics in Sainsbury's can yield positive or
negative results.
The impact of politics in Sainsbury's on individual and team behaviour and performance
depends upon tactics used. Positive politics will influence the team and individuals to achieve
results. Negative politics will lead to decrease in efficiency.
Organisational changes-
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