Influence of Culture, Politics, and Power on Organizational Behavior

UNIT 12:
ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P 1 Influence of culture, politics and power on behaviour of businesses....................................3
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................6
P 2 Motivate Individuals..............................................................................................................6
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................8
P 3 Effective team as opposed to an ineffective team.................................................................8
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................11
P 4 Philosophies of organizations behaviour.............................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
To have better performance in the organization there has to be a detail study on the
individuals and groups of the business. In present it is very important for the companies to have a
strong performance level because the demands of the customers are increasing and so is the
competition in the market for which there have to be right measures which will have to be
picked.
Marks and Spencer have been in the market from 1884 which is almost 136 years and
that makes the company gather a lot of experience in the market which is very useful for a long
run. There are 80,000 employees working in the organization and the organization is having its
headquarters in London, United Kingdom. This is a private company and the founders of this
organization are Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer. There is total 1463 location worldwide
where the company has been able to expand themselves successfully.
The report consists of the cultural, power and politics on the performance and behaviour
of the organization in the market so that the profit margins can increase. It is very important for
the employees to be motivated and have the objectives and goals in front of them so that there is
a better functioning and operations in the business.
LO 1
P 1 Influence of culture, politics and power on behaviour of businesses
To have an effective team in the organization the performance has to be good and for that
to take place there has to be a good internal environment. The employees have to have the right
skills and knowledge to be able to meet the expectation and standards of the organization so that
there are going to be higher profitability (Chinomona and Dhurup, 2016).
Culture
There are different customs, values, beliefs all individuals have they have to be respected
equally so that there is a balance in the working which is going to be very helpful for a long run
and that makes the company get a competitive advantage.
Handy’s Culture Model
 Task

There has to be a good distribution of work in the organization so that there would be faster
and effective functioning in the organization. The tasks must be allotted according to the
capabilities of the employees which M&S are experienced in doing. This factor also helps the
team to work as one unit which makes the business achieve their objectives and goals on time
which is a very good factor for the long run and compete with the competitors.
 Person
The employees are the backbones of Marks & Spencer’s which makes the company have a
great productivity for a long run in the market. The cultures of the employees have to be
respected and valued in the operations of the services and products which are being given to the
customers so that there is a good balance (Mousa, Massoud and Ayoubi, 2020). Anyone feeling
superior in the team is going to reduce the efficiency in the organization and that is not a good
factor for the company.
 Power
It is very important that the right people have the power in the company and have the right to
make the decisions when and where required. A bad decision in a well reputed company is going
to make the company have de-motivation in the company which is not a good factor for a long
run. There has to be monitoring of the powerful people in the company as well which can make
the decisions be improved and the employee’s satisfaction in the company increased.
 Role
It is very important for all the organizations in the market to be able to achieve the objectives
and goals so that there would be better functioning. The employees of Marks & Spencer are well
trained and have the right skill which is a very good factor for a long run. There is a clarity of
direction which is present in the organization and that is going to make the company have a
higher reputation in the market.
Cultural difference awareness
The customers have a different cultural and beliefs from one place to another which has
to be well maintained by Marks & Spencer so that there is going to be better operations and
higher performance level. Example, the culture of customers vary from eastern to western culture
which the business will have to handle and the employees also have to be taken care of
accordingly which is going to make the reputation of the organization increase.