Organizational Behavior: British Gas and EDF Structure and Culture

This report examines the organizational structures and cultures of British Gas and EDF. It highlights that British Gas employs a divisional structure and a task culture, while EDF utilizes a hybrid structure with a role culture. The report details the characteristics of these structures and cultures, including the hierarchical aspects of British Gas and the emphasis on employee expertise and competition within EDF. Furthermore, it explores the relationship between organizational structure and culture, emphasizing how the divisional structure supports a healthy work environment in British Gas. Finally, it identifies factors influencing individual behavior at British Gas, such as abilities, skills, attitudes, and personality traits, referencing relevant academic sources.

ORGANIZATIONA
L BEHAVIOR
TASK 1

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF
BRITISH GAS AND EDF (1.1)
 Divisional structure – British Gas follows the divisional
organizational structure in its firm in which there are many layers
and levels.
 It involves:
 Tall hierarchy structure
 Separate divisions for every function
 Satisfied people as they work as a family.
 Superiors focus on mentoring people in right direction

CONT…
 Hybrid structure: - edf is following hybrid
organizational structure in its firm in which there is
flexibility in divisions.
 It involves:
 Limited number of employees
 Expertise of employees in different departments and
units
 One of the short hierarchical structure
 Firms operating globally generally use this structure.
 Main privilege is given to competition and achievement.

CONT…
 Culture defines the values and beliefs of an organization
on which it functions. It includes:
 Power culture
 Role culture
 Task culture
 Person culture

CONT…
 British Gas follows the task culture in its organization
where employees are assigned with particular tasks
which they have to perform in teams within stipulated
time period.
 On the other hand, edf follows role culture in it where
employees are made together as per their skills and
expertise to attain the specific goal of firm.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE AND CULTURE OF BRITISH GAS (1.2)
 There is a strong relationship in between the
organizational structure and culture of British Gas.
 As the firm follows divisional structure and task culture,
company assigns the tasks to employees as per their
department or unit.
 This relationship helps in reducing the confusion and
biases among employees.
 Supports in creating a healthy environment.

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE
INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR AT WORK (1.3)
 In British Gas, there are some factors which influence
the behavior of employees at work. Some of them are
like:
 Abilities and skills
 Attitude and personality

REFERENCES
 Sharma, S., 2013. Organizational Behaviour. Tata
McGraw-Hill Education.
 Ferguson, K. L. and Reio, J. T., 2010. Human resource
management systems and firm performance. Journal of
management development. 29(5). pp.471-494.
 Aquinas, G. P., 2006. Organisation Behaviour. Excel
Books India.
 Nenaber, H., 2010. Conceptualisation of management
and leadership. Management Decision. 48(5). pp.661-
675.

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