Organizational Behaviour: Culture, Politics, and Power

Unit 12 - Organizational Behaviour
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
Analyse how an organisation’s culture, politics and power influence individual and team
behaviour and performance....................................................................................................3
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................6
Evaluate how content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques enable
effective achievement of goals in an organisational context..................................................6
Opportunities for improved performance........................................................................................8
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................8
(Covered in PPT)....................................................................................................................8
LO 4.................................................................................................................................................8
(Covered in PPT)....................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
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INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour can be describe as the study to understand the behaviour of
human and employees (Wood and et.al., 2013). It is essential for organisation to positive and
effective working environment that will help in performing organisational activities in better
manner. This report is based on Tesco company. Tesco company was developed in 1919 and
founder of this organisation is Jack Cohen. This organisation is providing its products and
services to different part of the world and its headquarter is located in Hackney, London,
England. This report will includes different culture, politics and power of organisation. In this
different motivational theories are analysed properly with different motivation techniques.
MAIN BODY
LO 1
Analyse how an organisation’s culture, politics and power influence individual and team
behaviour and performance.
Organisational comprises of various factors that is helpful in performing different
activities in effective manner. It is essential for organisation to consider these factors such as
culture, politics and power. These factors will lead to have impact on individual and their
performance as well as team behaviour and their performance in accomplishment of desired
goals.
Organisational culture
This refer as the way different activities of organisation will be conducted. It is essential
for Tesco company to enhance positive and friendly culture (Coccia, 2015). This will help in
increasing coordination between team member and reduces conflicts. Working culture of
respective company have major influence on performance and behaviour of employees.
Handy's model of organisational culture
This model was developed through Charles Handy and it explain four different types of
organisational culture such as power, role, person and task culture.
 Power culture – This type of organisational culture refers as strict business environment.
Tesco company can control behaviour and activities of individual. In this power of
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