Analysis of Influence of Organisation's Culture, Politics and Power

Organisational
Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1: Analysis of influence of organisation's culture, politics and power......................................1
M1: Critical analysis of culture, politics and power in the organisation.....................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P2: Motivation of individual and teams to achieve goal.............................................................5
M2: Critical evaluation of influence of behaviour by application of motivational theories........7
D1: Critical evaluation of relationship between culture, power, politics and motivation...........7
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REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
P3: Explanation of an effective team in comparison to an ineffective team.............................10
M3: Analysis of team theories...................................................................................................13
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................13
P4: Application of concepts and philosophies of organisation..................................................13
M4: Evaluation of effect of organisational behaviour theories in a positive and negative
manner........................................................................................................................................14
D2: Critical analysis of evaluation and relevance of team development theories.....................15
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour refers to a study of performance of individuals and groups in
the context of an organisation (Bailey and et.al., 2017). This area can determine impact on
structure of job, performance, communication etc. It is important to determine the effect on
individual and team behaviour and performance. In other words, it is an exhibition of a
relationship between an organisation and people working in it. Its four main elements are people,
structure, technology and external environment itself. The company which has been selected for
this report is Tesco plc. which is a British multinational grocery store. In this project, a detailed
analysis will be made on analysis of culture, politics and power, evaluation of theories of
motivation, demonstration of ability of cooperating effectively and application of concepts and
philosophies of organisational behaviour in a business situation.
TASK 1
P1: Analysis of influence of organisation's culture, politics and power
There is an influence of culture, politics and power on an organisation as it can affect the
behaviour of individuals and teams in the company (Balwant, 2018). Their analysis in the
context of Tesco is as follows-
Organisational culture-
It is a system within a company which dictates how people must behave in the
organisation. Explanation of this culture in context of Tesco is as follows-
Power- In this approach, power is concentrated at the top of organisation and thus
decisions are highly centralised with little or no inputs from workers. Therefore it creates
autocratic rule in the organisation. For example- In Tesco the decisions are being taken
autocratically by the management with little inputs by employees.
Role- In this approach, roles are given to different people of the organisation according to
their skills and capabilities. It is expected that employees will enhance in their specialised roles
and tasks. Tesco can adopt this approach which will lead to democratic rule in the organisation.
For example- Making of teams in the company with specific goals and targets.
Task- In this approach, tasks are given to employees after analysing their capabilities and
skills. Tesco can use this approach by ensuring proper division of tasks. For example-
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Specialised roles are provided to workers in the firm by giving them tasks and goals meeting
their skills and requirements.
Person- In it, individuals are regarded as superior to the objectives of the organisation.
Therefore it is considered that a company simply exists for its employees to work (Chumg and
et.al., 2016). Tesco can adopt this approach which will ensure that individuals in the firm are
given proper weightage. For example- Giving objectives of individuals supreme priority is a part
of person culture.
Justification- Tesco is currently adopting power culture which means that there is
complete autocracy in the organisation. It must adopt task culture which forms teams in the
company giving them specific tasks to achieve. This will reduce its high employee turnover
which it is witnessing currently.
Cultural-difference awareness- In a big organisation, there are people of different
cultures working in it. Thus it is important for employees to cooperate and coordinate with each
other to ensure maximum productivity. In Tesco, there are people of different countries working
with each other and thus it is important for its workers to exhibit the cultural-difference
awareness.
Globalisation and digital technology- Globalisation and digital technology has
completely reset the way the organisational culture works. Tesco is now using modern
technology for inter-connectivity between different offices of the world.
Principles of Network and Systems theory- Network theory's principles are reciprocity,
exchange and similarity (De Vries and Van der Poll, 2016). They have to be applied within the
organisation for building of networks within and outside the enterprise. Systems theory focuses
on parts for combining them as a whole. It displays the ways system interacts with the external
environment. Both these theories have their own importance in the context of Tesco as it is
fighting the issue of higher employee turnover and thus can use these principles to create an
organisational culture that can interact with external environment.
Organisational psychology- It is a branch of psychology which applies theories and
principles of psychology to the organisation. It concentrates on increasing productivity and other
issues related to well-being of employees of the company.
Organisational politics-
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