Organisational Behaviour: Culture, Politics, and Power

UNIT 12
ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
P1 Analyse organisational culture, politics and power that can influence individual and team
behaviour and their performance................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P2 Evaluate content and process theories of motivation in organisational context....................3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
P3 An understanding if what makes and effective team as opposed to ineffective team...........5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
P4 Apply concepts and philosophies of OB in organisational context with business situation..7
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour refers to study of both group and individual activity and
performance within the organisation. It is an essential concept that examines the human
behaviour at the working environment that mainly impact on the job structure, performance,
communication, leadership etc. This project study is based on the ASDA that is one of the largest
British supermarket retailer store in UK that deals in varieties of range of products such as home
ware, food products, financial services, clothing etc. By taking the ASDA this project
showcasing the various terms like power, politics and culture that will majorly impact the
individual and group behaviour at the working place. To encouraging the employees this project
involves the motivational theory and the concept of effective and ineffective team so that team
can be developed for gaining higher profits. At last path goal theory is the best option that helps
in solving the present situation at the working environment(Chumg and et. al., 2016).
TASK 1
P1 Analyse organisational culture, politics and power that can influence individual and team
behaviour and their performance
Organisational behaviour involves the various factors that includes power, politics and
culture which may influence the team and individual person behaviour for getting the proficient
results. In case of ASDA these terms can be shown below for enhancing the productivity and
performance that can be shown below(Miao and et. al., 2020).
Organisational Culture
Culture defines as a norms, belief, values and actions of the individual person that is
helpful in the longer sustainability of the business in marketplace. In context of ASDA, Hnady
culture model can be defined as follows:
 Task Culture- It refers to that culture in which manager are assigned the work as per the
abilities and knowledge of the employees to complete the work on time and in a
productive way. In this manager of ASDA can execute this type of culture for enhancing
the performance of quality of work so that profit earning is easy and firm will enjoy
longer sustainability.
 Power Culture- This culture is reflected the power that can influence the subordinates to
follow the orders and done the task before deadline. If ASDA in their organisation can
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follow the power culture than it will not motivates the individual person for sustain in the
firm but it will helps the team members to show their high performance within specified
period of time. In this professional one can hold the power so that assisting workers is
effective and results are getting in better way(Pereira, Malik and Froese, 2017).
 Person Culture- In this type of culture, company manager can analyse the individual
potential of the staff members that helps in completing the task in effective manner. In
this employees individually show their abilities and capabilities rather than focus on team
collaboration. If this style culture follows in ASDA than it will helps in enhancing the
individual performance but reducing the team development in effective manner.
 Role Culture- In this type of culture manager can assigned the role to the employees
according to their skills and capabilities. In context of ASDA this culture model helps the
manager in assigning the responsibilities to the employees at the working place. It also
helps in increasing the overall performance of the individual and also enhance the
efficiency of team members.
Organisational Power
Within the organisation manager are holding power due to this task can be attained on
desired period of time. In this manager of ASDA can following the various types of powers as
per the situation occur within organisation so that effective and productive work can be gained
by the business. In this John French and Raven has proposed the several types of power that can
be elaborated below.
 Reward power- It refers to that power which is adopted and followed by the top level
managers for encouraging the workers for getting proficient results. In this ASDA,
manager can use this type of power for boosting the morale for effective working so that
targets can be achieved on time. As it is helpful for accomplishing the goal by enhancing
the individual performance in the team. In this top authority can appreciate the employees
good work by getting them higher rewards so that proficient results can be enjoyed by the
company(Wong, Mahmud and Omar, 2015).
 Coercive power- This type of power is adopted by business manager for punishing the
workers for their mistakes and poor performance. In context of ASDA this power reflects
that manager can fire the workers for their poor performance this will demotivated the
employees but it helps in increasing the output of the company.
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