Organizational Behaviour: Asda's Culture, Power, and Politics Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of organizational behaviour within the context of Asda, a major supermarket chain. It examines the influence of organizational culture, power dynamics, and political factors on individual and team performance. The report delves into the impact of task, power, person, and role cultures, as well as how power and politics affect employee motivation and behavior. Furthermore, it evaluates various motivation theories, including process and content theories, and assesses their application in achieving organizational goals. The study contrasts effective and ineffective teams, explores the benefits of teamwork, and analyzes relevant group and team development theories, such as Tuckman's stages. Finally, it applies organizational behaviour philosophies and concepts to the Asda environment, offering an evaluation of these principles and their practical implications. The report highlights how understanding and managing organizational behaviour can significantly impact employee productivity, satisfaction, and overall organizational success.

Organisation Behaviour

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
Analysing the influence of the organizational power, politics and the culture to the behaviour
and the performance of the individual and team..........................................................................3
Critically analysing the influence of team and individual performance and the behaviour in the
organization..................................................................................................................................5
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5
Evaluation of the process and the content theories of motivation and the motivational
technique to achieve the goal.......................................................................................................5
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................7
Effective team opposed to an ineffective team............................................................................7
Benefits of working in a team......................................................................................................9
Analysing the relevant group and team development theory.....................................................10
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................10
Applying philosophies and concepts of organizational behaviour within the context of
organization................................................................................................................................10
Evaluation of the philosophies and the concepts of organizational behaviour..........................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
The interaction of the people with the group in the academic study is referred as the
organizational behaviour. Behaviour of the individual and the team was analysed and examined
in the organizational behaviour. To operate the business effectively the organizational behaviour
principle was studied (Cross and Carbery, 2022). Asda is the supermarket chain and it was the
second largest supermarket in England. Home furnishing, clothing, baby product, electronics and
the groceries are the various types of goods and services offered by the Asda.
The report will analyse the culture, power and the politics influence on the behaviour of
individual in the organization. Further, the report will evaluate the motivation of the teams and
individuals in achieving of the goal. The report will also study the benefit of working as a team
in the organization. The report will demonstrate the effective team opposed with the ineffective
team. Lastly, the current report will include the organizational behaviour philosophies and the
concepts within the context of organization.
LO 1
Analysing the influence of the organizational power, politics and the culture to the behaviour and
the performance of the individual and team
The behaviour and performance of the team was influenced through the help of the
positive organizational politics, power and the culture factors (Nuckcheddy, 2018). The teams
will be demotivated if there is the negative culture, power and the politics internal factors. Thus,
the internal factors within the organization were discussed:
Organization Culture – The beliefs and the values of the Asda in current is referred as the
organizational culture. In the organization there is the influence in the productivity and the
performance of the team through four types.
 Task culture: In Asda the common goal of the organization was achieved by developing
of the team. To achieve the short and the long term organization objectives the 4 to 5
members team was created (Buchanan and Huczynski, 2019). The assigned task was
successfully completed as the members of the organization share there ideas, talents and
skills together in the team. There is the increase in the productivity and the performance
of the employees as they were motivated due to such type of culture.

 Power culture: The authority of power is in limited person in Asda in the power culture.
In the organization the authorized people were liable of taking decisions. Thus, in the
organization those people will get the special position and the place (Bratton, 2020). The
allotted task was completed by the subordinates effectively and efficiently which was
allotted by them. The superior people do not get the views and the expression of freedom
or right of subordinates in the power culture and the subordinates do not have option to
reject. Thus, the value presence and the feelings of the employees was not valued in the
organization which will demotivate them.
 Person culture: The employees were more important in the Asda in the person culture.
Many of the employees in the organization only came for the money so the people will
demotivate in this type of culture (Buchanan and Huczynski, 2019). The organization will
suffer as the employees will think for themselves. There will affect in the productivity
and the performance of the organization as the employees will not help each other.
 Role culture: According to the talent, qualification, skills and the interest the work was
assigned to the employees of Asda in role culture (Bratton, 2020). The assigned work was
completed effectively by them in the organization, thus the assigned person will
responsible for completion of the work. Team behaviour and the performance was
influenced with the help of the motivated employees as they complete the particular task
effectively.
Organization Power – Work completed by the subordinates as the superior have the right and
the authority in power organization. The employees in the organization will feel motivated,
energetic when the power was used in the positive way by the superiors. There will increase in
the individual and the team performance (Tang, 2019). Employees will demotivate if the
feelings, thoughts, believes and the work was not respected by the superiors which lead in the
ineffective completion of the work. The productivity of the employee and the Asda decreases
due to the demotivation of the employees.
Organization Politics – In the Asda employees self-serving behaviour was referred in the
organizational politics. The goals of the organization was met due to increase in the performance
and productivity (Nesmith and et.al., 2021). Power of social network was used by the employees
in the organization. Team and the individual motivate through the positive non partiality and the

politics. The work will be done more delighted due to positive politics and the involvement will
also increase.
Critically analysing the influence of team and individual performance and the behaviour in the
organization
Thus, following the culture, power and the politics in the organization it will impact both
in positive and the negative way to Asda. The employees of the Asda will more effectively and
efficiently due to increase in the motivation by providing the task as per there skills and expertise
(Nuckcheddy, 2018). But if the superior person having the power in the organization misusing its
power will effect in demotivation of the employee.
LO 2
Evaluation of the process and the content theories of motivation and the motivational technique
to achieve the goal
Employees will be motivated through the finding factors in the organization with the help
of the content theories. Process motivation and the content motivation are two types of
motivation theory:
Process Theories
 Theory of Vroom's expectancy – Many of the employee aims in minimizing the pain and
maximize the profit assumed by the Vroom's expectancy. It means that the employees
were doing less hard work and increasing the profit (Braun and et.al., 2022). In Asda the
motivation of the employee increase through using this theory. Correlation between hard
work and performance was believed to employee's. Organization provides its employees
believe that they will be rewarded more if they work hard.
 Skinner reinforcement theory – Situation in the organization depend on the behaviour of
the organization it was assumed by the Skinner's reinforcement theory. Employee's of
Asda will work more productive and hard in the future when the organization award its
employees based on their hard work (Nayak). In the organization employee's will be
motivated by rewarding them bonus and salary for there hard work. The employees will
not put there effort in the work if they do not get reward or good return on there hard
work. This also impacts in demotivation of the employee's. Thus, the employees of the
Asda should be rewarded as per there hard work to motivate them and retain in
organization.

 Adam's equity theory – The input (talent, skill and hard work) of the employees were
given equity with the output (rewards, promotion, salary, etc.) according to the Adam's
equity theory. Thus, if the organization provide less output to the employees as per there
input the employee's in the organization will be demotivate (Braun and et.al., 2022).
Balancing the input with the output in Asda will affect in increase in the motivation of the
employee's. Thus, it effects in increase in the performance and productivity of
organization.
 Locke's goal setting theory – According to the consequences faced by the employee's
they get motivated as per the assumption. Providing the liberty to talk, sharing the
feelings and right to life to employees will help the Asda in motivating the people
(Nayak). Thus, the employee will work harder in the organization by satisfying them. The
talent and the competent employees will lose by the company if it fails to provide the
rights.
Content Theory
 McClelland's theory – 'The Achieving Society” book was developed by David
McClelland. Book includes the McClelland theory. To work hard in the organization
employee's has three main motivators for motivation other than age and gender. Power,
affiliation and achievement are the three main motivators for motivating (Braun and
et.al., 2022). To every employee's the organization needs to find those three motivators.
The motivators find those employees who want to affiliate, achieve and enjoy the powers.
Employees in Asda will be motivated through understanding the motivators by the
business.
 Maslow's hierarchy of needs – In the year 1963 Abraham developed the Maslow's
hierarchy of need theory. Maslow's personal experience was described in the theory
(Nayak). To motivate the employee's in the organization it founded five basic needs to be
fulfilled by the organization. Maslow ordered this five needs into a hierarchy. Five basic
needs are:
1. Psychological needs i.e. sleep, shelter, water and food.
2. Security and safety (security of job, income and health).
3. Love and Belongingness.
4. Self esteem.

5. Self actualization.
In Asda employees will work hard if the unsatisfied needs were achieved (Nayak). To motivate
the employee's Asda should use Maslow hierarchy of need theory.
 Herzberg's theory – Two factors theory was also named as Herzberg theory. Fredrick
Herzberg developed the Herzberg theory. The satisfaction and the unsatisfaction of the
employee's were done by two factors in the theory (Nesmith and et.al., 2021). Motivating
and hygiene factor are the two factors of Herzberg. Providing hygienic environment will
help Asda in motivating the employee's through Herzberg theory. Hence, in the
organization workers will work in the environment effectively when there is the hygiene.
To the employees Asda has to provide the hygienic workplace which will help in increase
in the productivity and the performance in work.
 Alderfer – Erg theory – Clayton Alderfer developed the Alderfer Erg theory. There will
be the motivation of the employee by fulfilling there need. Alderfer was agreed with the
Maslow's theory. Thus, per the requirements the three categories were divided from the
five basic needs in the theory (Buchanan and Huczynski, 2019). If the high requirement
needs were not achieved by the employee's, the low requirement needs will try to be
doubled. To achieve the motivation of the employee's, Asda needs to order them in three
categories and identify those needs.
LO 3
Effective team opposed to an ineffective team
Towards the success of the organization effective team is the most important foundation.
Asda produced goods and service quality was improved through the help of the effective team. In
the organization there will be the unfocussed goal, negative competition and the conflicts due to
the ineffective team (Fries, Kammerlander and Leitterstorf, 2021). The workers who were
involved in the organization will feel frustrated, leads in poor communication. There will be the
high level of turnover due to these conditions. Through the help of the Tuckman's stages of
group development the significance and the importance of the development of the effective team
was studied:
 Forming – Getting acquainted and period of orientation were involved in the forming
stage. Authority and the leadership was finding by the people in this stage as there is the
high level of uncertainty (Jehanzeb and Mohanty, 2018). Control can be taken by the

members who are knowledgeable or protest the authority. Thus, the members know each
other they mostly interact socially.
 Storming – Passing the storming stage is most critical and difficult for the members.
Thus, the emergence of the individual personality competition and conflict was marked in
the period. Putting the energy into the unproductive activities there is the decrease in the
team performance (Nisar, Prabhakar and Strakova, 2019). Team goals, subgroups may be
disagreed by the members. To accept the individual differences and to overcome the
obstacles members in the organization should work to clear this stage. Goals and the task
of the team should be complete by the members. In the stage the teams bogged down.
Business will occur problems in long term if the conflicts was not addressed properly.
 Norming – Some degree of unity will emerge and the conflicts will be resolved when the
team goes through the storming stage. Things were made easily and successfully as the
members of the team feels to work together in the stage (Jehanzeb and Mohanty, 2018).
The goals of the organization was cleared by the members in this stage and there is no
competition between them. To achieve the goal of the organization people accept taking
the feedback. The shared ideas was used by them in the effective manner.
 Performing – The common goals of the organization was achieved by the team members
as due to the increase in the trust between the members which helps them in increasing
the efforts to work. At some points the group members fails to address some kind of
issues (Al Khajeh, 2018). Some strategies were prepared by the trained employees for the
issues. The relation between the workers do not affect due to the resolving of the
problems. There will be huge success and the progress in the organization by addressing
the issue effectively.
 Adjourning – In the team development process adjourning is the final stage. Thus, the
particular task completed individual shifted to the another task (Nugroho). Towards the
project completion review was taken from the members. To improve the process further
in the future the things were analysed by the members.

Benefits of working in a team
To achieve the goals effectively of Asda working in a team is essential for both members
and for leaders. Team working benefits are as follows:
 Problems were solved effectively – Working in the team helps both the leaders and the
members in solving of the problems. Sometimes both members and the leaders stuck in
the organization problem but working collectively helps them in getting creative solution
either from the member or through the leader as every person has different knowledge
and skills (Fries, Kammerlander and Leitterstorf, 2021).
 Potential for innovation increases – Most of the innovative ideas for the business came
while connecting with each other. The needs of the customers of Asda can be fulfilled
through contributing the innovative ideas by the members in a team meeting.
 Personal growth enhances – Sharing of the personal skills for the work will help the other
members in learning of the skill (Nisar, Prabhakar and Strakova, 2019). There will be
increase in the skills of the team members.
 Improves in productivity – Towards the goal of the company the members working in a
team were more motivated and productive compared to individual working (Nugroho).
The employees in the organization contributes higher amount of quality and the
communication also increases.
 Engaging of employees – Beyond the work teamwork enables the employees to
communicate, openly discuss and socialize with other members. Bonds between the
member increase due to working together (Nisar, Prabhakar and Strakova, 2019). There

will be the success to the employee's in achieving the goal of Asda by engaging with each
other.
 Trust building – The members who enjoy working together as a team will likely creates
the strong bond with other members which will be done by building the trust among each
other. Employees will encourage with others when they feel safe with their co-workers.
Analysing the relevant group and team development theory
Thus, it has been analysed that Asda should contribute the work collectively and
effectively to achieve the common goal (Fries, Kammerlander and Leitterstorf, 2021). Working
in a team will help the team members in achieving the objectives in the efficient manner. Asda
performance and the revenue will be increased due to effective management of the team
members. Working in the team increases the engagement of the employees and also leads in
effective completion of work of the employee's.
LO 4
Applying philosophies and concepts of organizational behaviour within the context of
organization
The impact on behaviour due to the structure, individual and the group was investigated
in the Asda while studying of the organizational behaviour. In the long term the organization
effectiveness can be improved while further working on the impact. The basic operations of the
business was described in the way in the philosophy of the organizational behaviour (Nugroho).
The targeted goals of the organization was met through the organized way. Through the help of
the path goal theory it will be further discussed. In the discussion the illumination of the path
towards the goal was denoted for the particular leader. The different situations can be addressed
through adopting the various styles which will help the organization in making the journey quiet
successful. The path goal theory as follows:
 Supportive leadership – The person who behave in friendly and the unique manner
equally with every member is refereed to as supportive leader. The desire and the needs
of the worker were valued through adapting the people oriented leadership style
(Jehanzeb and Mohanty, 2018). According to the requirements the task was provided to
them. In Asda there will be increase in the base of loyalty between the members. The
long term success will be achieved by the organization by adapting the supportive
leadership style.

 Directive leadership – The expected knowledge can be contributed by the subordinates
when the leader applies the directive leadership in Asda. According to their task the
guidance and the support was provided by the leaders in the organization (Nisar,
Prabhakar and Strakova, 2019). Motivate the employees in their work by scheduling there
work as per the expectations. There will be the boost in the performance of the Asda
through the help of the style.
 Participative leadership – The leaders participate in everything with their workers in the
participative leadership style. In the organization the subordinates were consulted every
time by the leader (Nugroho). Thus, the members in the organization faces any issue the
leader suggested them solutions in the creative and the innovative way. In the enterprise
the employees were provided the values. There is also increase in the employee's
motivation through the help of this nature of leadership. Asda profitability will be
increased due to the motivated employees as they will put larger efforts on the work.
 Achievement oriented leadership – In this achievement oriented leadership it was
expected that the task was performed at the high level by the subordinates to achieve the
goals set by the leaders. Engagement of the workers is the main aim in this leadership
style (Al Khajeh, 2018). There is also the aim of the leaders is to increase the employee's
confidence in there work. Asda work can be done by the members in the effective way in
every situation. Goal setting theory is similar to achievement oriented leadership.
Evaluation of the philosophies and the concepts of organizational behaviour
Thus, it was identified that the style of the leadership is not exclusive according to the
path goal theory. To select the leadership style the leaders were highly capable for selecting of
the leadership style (Nugroho). The changing situation of the Asda can be addressed by the
members through adapting the appropriate leadership style. It has been identified that in some
business cases the leadership style will be not much effective for the Asda but in some business
cases the highly effective solution will be provided by selecting the appropriate leadership style.
Directive and the supportive leadership style should be adapted by Asda which will help in
achieving the goals and the objective effectively. It will also lead in increase in the performance
and the productivity of the team and the individual in the organization.

CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above report that analysing and examining of the
behaviour of the human in the organization define the behaviour of the organization. The top,
middle and the lower level divide the organization. The current report analysed the power,
culture and the politics of the organization influence on the team and the individual performance
and the behaviour. Further, the report evaluated the different process and the content theories of
motivation and the techniques of motivation to achieve the organizational goal effectively.
Moreover, the current report also explained oppose of the effective team to the ineffective team
in the organization. The report provided the benefits of working as a team in Asda. Lastly, the
report applied the philosophies and the concepts of organizational behaviour to the context of the
Asda organization. Business can increase the motivation of the employee through selecting the
appropriate leadership style which will help the business in increase in the productivity and the
performance. Working in the team in Asda will help the employees in getting better ideas and
reviews for the project and the work will be done more effectively and efficiently by the
members. Increase in the motivation of the employees will lead to increase in the rate of
retention of the employee in Asda.

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