Influence of Organisational Culture, Politics, Power and Motivation on Individual and Team Behaviour and Performance

Organisational
Behaviour

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Analyse how an organisation’s culture, politics and power can influence individual and
team behaviour and performance.................................................................................................1
M1 Critically analyse how the culture, politics and power of an organisation can influence
individual and team behaviour and performance.........................................................................4
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
M2 Critically evaluate how to influence the behaviour of others through the effective
application of behavioural motivational theories, concepts and models.....................................5
D1 Critically evaluate the relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that
enables teams and organisations to succeed, providing justified recommendations...................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P3. Explain what factors makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team................6
M3. Analysing how group development theories support the development of dynamic co-
operation......................................................................................................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P4 Apply concepts and philosophies of OB within an organisational context and a given
business situation.........................................................................................................................9
M4 Justify and evaluate a range of concepts and philosophies in how they inform and
influence behaviour in both positive and negative ways...........................................................10
D2 Critically analyse and evaluate the relevance of team development theories in the context
of OB concepts and philosophies that influence behaviour in the workplace...........................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is stated as the areas under which person behaviours and intrinsic
atmosphere in studies. Moreover, this determines overall relationship within entity and person.
The development of business is ultimately and indirectly depends upon the attitude of
organisation. The well defined working styles are to be observed in enterprise if employees
conduct their task extensively. In addition to this, it represents interrelations between lower and
higher administrative level for managing the business efficiently (Amankwaa, Gyensare and
Susomrith, 2019). As per the given scenario, the undertaken company for this report is Argos
Limited. It is the well known catalogue retailer that operates their business in United Kingdom
and Ireland as well as the subsidiary of Sainsbury’s. Also, its headquarters is in Milton Keynes
and sells products like appliances, skin care, furniture and other. The topics that are going to be
discussed in this report are the firm’s culture, power and politics influences team and individuals,
evaluation of motivational theories, analysis of effective and ineffective team with help of Tuck
man and Belbin theories. Apart from this, the organisational behaviour’s philosophies and
concepts are also discussed in this report.
TASK 1
P1 Analyse how an organisation’s culture, politics and power can influence individual and team
behaviour and performance.
The power, culture and politics in entity could impact team and individual’s performance
and behaviours appropriately and efficaciously. All these aspects also have effect on enterprise’s
sustainability as well as progress in optimistic and pessimistic manner.
Organisational culture:
It is stated as the values as well as facts which entities comply through all employees who
are working there. The work culture of Argos Limited can be defined with assistance of Handy’s
culture model that consist four different kinds of culture like power, task, role and person
(Barbaranelli and et. al., 2019). Whole these are defined underneath:
 Role culture: This is stated as vital firm’s culture which focused on delegating work as per
its role into entity. Within Argos Limited, their managers as well as leaders play significant
role in assigning duties and role to human resources based its qualities as well as
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proficiencies which acquire by them due to this, morale and self confidence can be
maximised into their workers in well defined way.
 Person culture: It is stated as the organisational culture where promotion and recognition are
totally based upon obtaining opportunities which is rendered by entity in order to highlight
their proficiencies and competencies to person. In Argos Limited, particular culture aids
workers to share innovative as well as creative thoughts for rendering competitive edge
within market. Moreover, this offers affirmative intrinsic surroundings in entity which result
in development of overall firm’s performance and persona as well.
 Power culture: It is stated as the power which is hand over to that senior level administrative
that has effectual control upon workers (Chou and et. al., 2019). Within Argos Limited, not
more employee is having this particular power to control performance of workers.
Moreover, this culture type assists its enterprises in developing human resources
performance as an experienced one by facilitating directions to them in well defined manner.
 Task culture: It is stated as the firm’s culture in which concentration is mostly putted on
encouraging and motivating effectual workers so that best among them can be undertaken
that may render benefits to business for long period. In context of Argos Limited, their
manager is working to develop the spirit of group which can results in maximising
organisational profit into very less time period.
Organisational power: This is stated as a aspects which impact attitude of singular
person and whole group in organisation. The Argos Limited manager has capability to influence
workers performing behaviour in order to accomplish the goals of entity in well defined manner.
Moreover, this particular power in respective firm may be described through French and Raven
model. It is established in year 1959 and included five kind of power. Whole types are stated
underneath:
 Referent Power: It is stated as the power which is given to competent person who are
capable to encourage and influence its followers (Curcija, Breakey and Driml, 2019). This
will results in developing performance of worker in Argos Limited as they desire to consider
as referent leader.
 Coercive power: It is stated as the power in which manager oblige and provide order to their
workers which they have to follow. In context of Argos Limited, if this particular power is
adopted by them then it will results in reducing staff mind set and minimise its morale.
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