Impact of Organisational Culture, Politics and Power on Team and Individual Behaviour

UNIT 12
Organisational Behaviour
TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO1..................................................................................................................................................3
Impact of organisational culture, politics and power on team and individual behaviour............3
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5
Motivational theories and techniques used by A. David & Co limited.......................................5
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................9
Cooperation and difference between effective and ineffective teams.........................................9
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................11
Concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour...........................................................11

CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is known as the study of approaches or methods in which
people interact with each other in groups specifically in organizations. The study holds great
importance because the behavioral analysis of company helps business to improve its
performance. Organisational behaviour theory also enhances the job satisfaction among
employees and promotes innovations and leadership in business activities. It is directly
associated with the production, understanding and controlling of human behaviour (Block and
Block, 2014).
The report will analyses the impact of culture, politics and power on behavioral
characteristics of organisational human resources. It will also discuss the significance of
motivation for individuals and teams to achieve business objectives. The evidence explores the
concepts of organisational behaviour by using the case study of A David & Co Limited. It
belongs to food and beverage sector and operates in UK. The turnover of firm in 10-20 million
Euros. The organisation deals with distribution and production of fresh fruits and vegetables,
bakery products, exotic and instant foods to different hotels, restaurants, caterers and nursing
homes. The report will evaluate the role of cooperation for effective team work and business
processes.
LO1
Impact of organisational culture, politics and power on team and individual behaviour
Organisational culture reflects the characteristic features of an organisation and can be
considered as the sum of its traditions, beliefs and attitudes. It also describes the mechanism of
organisational procedures and how team interacts with each other. Thus, organisational
behaviour has significant impact on the performance of its employees. It drives the skilled
human resources and manages employee satisfaction. The attributes like culture, politics as well
as power level affects the performance at both individual level as well as team level (The
Significance of Organizational Culture, 2018).
Handy model contains four type of culture

Power – it refers to power culture where only certain people in organization is having power to
take decisions. This affects highly on organizational culture as well as employee’s
Task- in this culture is based on task. It is based on functions. Task are allotted by determining
skills, abilities, etc. of employees.
Role – in this organizational culture is based on roles. They are highly controlled as it is assigned
in according to skills and abilities. In this everyone knows what are their roles and
responsibilities and perform task accordingly.
Person – An organization with a person culture is really just a collection of individuals who
happen to be working for the same organization.
Impact on individual performance and behaviour:
For achieving the business goals appropriate interaction and coordination is an essential
aspect. The decisions can be made effectively by communicating with each other and by
analyzing the future consequences of the decisions. When A. David & Co limited will have
coordinative culture then all employees will focus on their individual performance, but they will
keep their personal development goals in alignment with the business goals. On the other hand, if
A. David & Co limited will have competitive or creative organisational culture then all
individual resources of company will aim to give their best performance so that they can lead
ahead of other competitive employees.
If company’s culture will not appreciate innovations and hard work then employees may
not feel encouraged to perform their job roles with dedication because they will not be able to
connect with company emotionally (Miner, 2015). For example, if company’s culture will
neglect the choices of its employees then employees of A. David & Co limited will also think
that they are not required to bring extra effort for improving customer services because it is not
their organisation. Along with the culture the power and politics also have influence on the
performance of individuals. The individuals with higher power and authority are more focused
and motivated for achieving business goals. The responsibilities which are given to them with
power serve as the motivation or driving forces.