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Unit 3 Organisational Behaviour Assignment

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ORGANISATIONALBEHAVIOUR
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1P1 Influence of culture, politics and power on the organization behaviour...........................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4P2 Evaluation of various motivational theories in the organisation.......................................4TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7P3 Evaluation of cooperation in an organisation....................................................................7P4 Concept and philosophies of organizational behaviour....................................................9CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTIONOrganisational behaviour is the evaluation and analysis of behavioural characteristics ofan individual or group of personnel within a business organisation. It has impacted oncompany's performance and profits. The main objective of any company is to keep theemployees motivated and provide them access to a positive work culture. Organisational cultureprovides guidelines, expectations, rules to an employee for surviving in business environment(Ashkanasy and Humphrey, 2011). Present report is based upon A David & Co Limited whichoperates within food & beverage industry and offer products such as bakery and dairy items,fresh fruits, vegetables, cheese board etc. This report will gain an insight into the influence oforganisation culture upon individual as well as team performance.Besides this, content andprocess theory of motivation are discussed and applied in organisational context. Lastly, conceptof effective and ineffective teams is described in the report.P1 Influence of culture, politics and power on the organization behaviourOrganisation behaviour is the application of knowledge and skills to analyse how peopleact within an organization. A David & Co. Limited conducts production as well as distribution offruits and vegetables so as to deliver these to restaurants, schools, hotels, nursing homes,caterers, government contracts etc. Now a days, food and beverage sector is advancing rapidly,thus, organisation can grow rapidly by providing products of optimum quality. The culture,power and politics of any enterprise largely influences its reputation as well as stake in market.CultureCulture refers to the underlying values, traditions, customs and beliefs of enterprise thataffect the operations as well as functioning of company. It reflects the work environment of ADavid & Co. Limited where people from different educational and national backgrounds areworking together and company provides them a suitable work environment to fulfil their needs.In this context, there are different cultures that can be adopted by an organisation to keep theemployees motivated in a positive way. To analyse the impact of culture on individual and teambehaviour along with organisational performance, HR manager of A David & Co. has usedHandy's Typology as follows:-Role culture: In this type of culture, an organisation focusses upon compliance with therules and regulations of company. By executing this culture across the company, A David & Co.1
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can enforce hierarchical bureaucracy. Also, the power within this culture is allotted as per therole and position of a person in the entity. By executing role culture, individuals are delegatedthe important tasks which results in boosting their morale as well as enhancing the teamperformance. This leads to accomplishment of organisational goals and objectives on time (Atesand Bititci, 2011).Task Culture: Within this culture, an enterprise emphasizes upon realisation of goals inthe stipulated time. Here, power is shifted on the basis of work and thus, company enjoysflexible organisational structure. By implementing this type of culture, A David & Co. canensures that the tasks are completed in a timely manner. Task culture fosters a sense ofbelongingness among individuals towards the team as well as company. This facilitates clearlines of communication and assists in enhancing the overall individual and organisationalproductivity.Person Culture:This type of culture lays emphasis upon individuals who considerthemselves as superiors within the enterprise. By executing this culture within the organisation,A David & Co. gives equal power to every employee as here every individual is consideredimportant for entity equally. This motivates employees and encourages them to deliver a betterperformance for team as well as the company.Power Culture:This culture empowers only a few individuals within an enterprise. Forinstance: In A David & Co., power lies in the hands of top managers and the CEO. They areauthorised to take important decisions. Execution of power culture within A David & Co.ensures that effective decisions are taken which hold significance and benefit for the enterprise.This reflects that individuals perform their routine tasks in alignment with their roles ad dutiesgiven by powerful leaders. The team performs in a relevant and suitable manner which leads toeffective organisational performance. Thus, this culture leads to the accomplishment oforganisational goals and objectives of company in a timely manner.Management of A David & Co. follow task culture across the organisation to ensure thatthe roles and authorities of each individual are clearly specified. Also, by following this culture,company ensures that the assigned tasks are completed in a desirable manner within due courseof time.Importance of Culture-difference awareness2
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