Influence of Culture, Politics, Power & Motivation on Team Behaviour

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of organizational behaviour, focusing on the intricate relationships between culture, politics, power, and motivation within organizations, using Procter & Gamble (P&G) as a case study. It critically evaluates how these elements influence individual and team behaviour, performance, and overall organizational success. The report explores the impact of P&G's culture, politics, and power dynamics on employee behaviour and performance, while also examining the application of behavioural and motivational theories to influence behaviour effectively. Furthermore, it evaluates content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques for achieving organizational goals at P&G. The analysis extends to team development theories and concepts that influence behaviour to improve business performance and productivity, differentiating between effective and ineffective teams through the application of relevant theories. Finally, the report evaluates the concepts and philosophies of organizational behaviour, providing recommendations for enhancing organizational performance through a balanced approach to power, politics, culture, and employee motivation.

ORGANISATION AND
BEHAVIOUR

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................3
Critically evaluating relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that
enables teams and organisations towards success with justified recommendations..............3
Critically analysing the culture, politics and power of Procter and Gamble can influence
individual and team behaviour and performance...................................................................4
Critically evaluating how to influence the behaviour of others through the effective
application of behavioural, motivational theories, concepts, and models..............................5
Evaluation of content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques
enable effective achievement of goals at P&G.......................................................................6
Critically analysing and evaluating the relevance of team development theory, concepts
that influence behaviour to improve business performance and productivity........................7
Explaining effective versus ineffective team through applying theories...............................9
Evaluation of concepts and philosophies of the organization behaviour.............................10
CONCLUSION...................................................................................................11
REFERENCES...................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is defined as the process of defining the interaction of
employee’s personnel. organisational behaviour is important as it helps in understanding
nature and activities of various individuals working in company and serving to achieve the
common goals. Procter and gamble the multinational company is mainly known for selling
wide range of health and hygienic consumer goods. The products of company are mainly
organised into the large segments as for grooming, caring, home care essentials. P & G
mainly included brands as of head and shoulders, fusion, Olay, tide, Gillette, and Pantene.
The firm is selling its products through various grocery and retail stores, also at club stores
through online and at various pharmaceutical shops. This report provides details of critically
evaluating relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that help company to
with justified recommendations. Also analysing culture, power and politics of P & G
influence individual and team behaviour. Further using motivational theories influence
behaviour of others. Also evaluating the process and content theory of motivation which
helps in achieving organisational goals of company. It also provides details for evaluating
team development theories and concepts influence behaviour in workplace which helps in
improving business performance. Moreover, explaining effective and ineffective teams
improve performance with applying team theories. Lastly, evaluating concepts and
philosophies of organisational behaviour which influence behaviour of company.
MAIN BODY
Critically evaluating relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that enables
teams and organisations towards success with justified recommendations
Organisational culture is being defined as the set of beliefs patterns, values and
behaviours of individuals which helps the employees for working and understanding
organisation norms and ways of performing task in company. Companies culture set the
properties for performing various tasks and enables employees to perform within the given
expectations as this helps in identifying the power of rewards pattern and punishments of the
employees for performing according to the desired expectations of the company. Culture in
companies is being defined as desired goals of company are aligned with employees’
outcomes, the unifies efforts of performing task with the species culture helps company in
achieving desired results with better performance.
Furthermore, when organisation is operating in the positive and enthusiastic cultures
helps in maintaining better degree of risk and innovating various products into company.
Also, it helps and assist all employees’ personnel for precising on every detail while learning
and performing work in company. Motivation plays important role for establishing effective
organisational culture (Martínez-Caro and et.al., 2020). As relationship between culture and
motivation is that, culture plays very important role for providing surrounding for satisfactory
job, with proper commitments and helps in achieving task effectively and easily.
Power in business is being exercised by leaders of business, as it influences
individuals and employees for performing work according to desired expectations and if not
employees are punished for not achieving expectations. Power is exercised for achieving
better performance of company by taking critical decisions. furthermore, power is related
with motivating employees’ personnel’s as by rewarding personnel in company for

competing task on time and with desired expectations by giving bonus, salaries, public
appraisal and promotions. this relationship between power and motivations helps in achieving
better performance and results in increasing productivity of employees for working in
company (Silvester and Wyatt, 2022). Motivation is related with culture as employees get
motivated with company mission, controlling capacity and various opportunities prided to
employees for growth and advancing care options.
Politics in company is being defined as factors which influences employees and other
companies’ interest while performing various work. politics is being mainly used by
employees for performing better and for obtaining positive outcomes. Performing politics in
organisation affect individuals’ performance and productivity of employees for paying less
attention towards work. It is the art of compromising self-interest and competing with others
in company. Political behaviour is unofficial which exercised by employees this hinders
reaching goals and decision-making processes in company. also, it affects motivating
employee’s personnel and affects positive culture of company for better working and
effectively achieving desired goals. Moreover, power and politics are interrelated process,
thus by applying effectively and used properly in organisational for satisfying various needs
and wants of employees. Organisational use power and politics for maintaining organisation
effectiveness and this helps in achieving desired goals by obtaining optimum results.
Thus power, politics, culture and motivation are interlinked in contributing positively
for achieving better performance and accomplishing goals. As which results in successful
organisation. As for an organisation for being highly productive, balance between power and
politics also positive culture helps in motivating employees for achieving goals and
objectives of organisation.
Recommendations
 Company must use legitimate power for exercising and controlling actions of
various employees by directing employee’s behaviour.
 By adopting proper ethical workplace culture helps in fair procedures and
loyal treating employees and consumers of business.
Critically analysing the culture, politics and power of Procter and Gamble can influence
individual and team behaviour and performance
Procter and gamble recognised as private company serving large variety of products
to consumers all over the world. Culture of company comprise of various values, purpose,
beliefs and principles for operating in company. the main purpose of brand is to provide
quality branded products to all consumers. values of company include integrity, leaderships
and trust worthiness for working with passion. Commitments towards serving employees for
aiming at global corporate citizens. P & G company is mainly known for behaving ethically
and transparent business dealings for supporting good cause and protecting environment.
Mainly doing efforts for the five reasons as for ethics and CSR, serving every community.
Also including diverse workforce and designing products for everyone helps in establishing
top position in market (Abbas, 2021). Creating gender equality by conducting various
campaigns. The culture of company helps in establishing positive image and influences team
behaviour and various personnel’s for serving large number of consumers for betterment of
society.

Furthermore, power exercised by leaders, mainly for leading company for achieving
commitments of delivering desired results by accomplishing vision of company. As the
leaders of company follows democratic style, this emphasis on participating into various
group discussions and making decisions based on abilities of different individuals. Leader of
company encourages employees for working freely in company with flexible working
conditions and safe working environments. employees freely participate and leaders also for
making various decisions for operating business successfully.
The political involvements of company is to bring purpose of life through deciding
public policies. the main aim for political operations is to deliver quality of products to large
number of consumers for improving lives of worlds consumers. Thus, political healthy
environment help company in increasing commitments towards serving large consumers, also
string commitment to employees. as it provides high job satisfaction for working better in
company and high job satisfaction leads towards low level of depression and anxiety for
working in company. Company becomes more political when the availability of scare
resources to produce various products of company and less incentives, promotions given to
employees and democratic decision-making process in company results in more political
firm.
Moreover, various power is being exercised by the company leaders for motivating
employees as for performing better and in effective way. Respecting employee for working
into safe and healthy surrounding helps in motivating workforce. By using rewards power in
company by providing competitive wages and bonus (Hidayat and Winarsih, 2020). This
helps in improving various skills and capabilities. Also compensating employees for working
into extra hours, overtime and extra efforts is being rewarded and appraised in front of public.
Thus, culture, power, and politics of Procter & Gamble helps in influencing behaviour of
various individuals and motivates employees for better working and serving large consumers.
Critically evaluating how to influence the behaviour of others through the effective
application of behavioural, motivational theories, concepts, and models
Motivation helps working in better and achieving goals at personal and professional
level. As it helps in self-developments for performing challenging task in company for
achieving growth. Motivational theories and behavioural concepts and theories helps in
influencing behaviours of others (Momoh, Odion and Oziegbe, 2021). These theory helps in
analysing individuals learning environment and previous experiences acquired from
traditions or any learning experiences. By using various motivational theories and
behavioural approaches in company helps in influencing behaviours of others as it helps in
directing individuals towards achieving goals. As by using various content and process theory
in company helps in motivating others. As various motivational factors helps in influencing
behaviour of other are as follows:
Achievement: Ay using motivational and behaviour theory helps in motivating
individuals by providing achievements. This results in improving working styles, efficiency
for achieving greater heights by resolving various conflicts.
Recognition: As by recognising employees with adopting motivational theory helps in
encouraging positive working conditions and encourages innovative, creative environment .
this results in more productive individuals for working in company for achieving common
goals.

Growth opportunities: By assessing individual needs and fulfilling wants helps in
influencing behaviour of various individuals in company as. It creates better job opportunities
as by organising training and developmental projects helps individual for grasping various
growth opportunities for career advancement. Immediate recognition helps in creative job
satisfaction.
Content theory of motivation includes McClelland’s needs theory, Maslow hierarchy
theory, Herzberg theory and ERG theory of motivation. These motivational theories address
individuals needs and wants. by fulfilling needs motivates employees which influence
behaviour for performing and completing various task in company. furthermore, various
behavioural approaches by using hull drive theory, helps in influencing behaviour by
addressing unbalancing conditions of individual’s, also tensions and deficiencies. by fulfilling
needs helps in positively influencing individuals for achieving various task.
As when individual needs are not addressed and fulfilled results negatively as it
creates aggressive mood, with frustrating behaviours resulting in compromising and leaving
existing job post in company .
Evaluation of content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques enable
effective achievement of goals at P&G
Content theory of motivation is used for motivating individuals by assessing various
needs and wants. By applying these theories in company helps in motivating employees by
assessing individuals needs and goals for achieving task and working effectively in company.
Also process theory of motivation helps in defining about the individual’s behaviour and
explain the initiation of the behaviour. Various individual behaviour is being examined and
understood by applying process theory.
Content theory
Maslow hierarchical need theory
This theory address needs of individual’s and motivate employees by assessing and
fulfilling various needs and wants. Mainly it comprises of psychological needs (by fulfilling
basic human needs as providing shelter, clothing, water, and health facilities to employees) .
also with the safety need ensures of job security of employees while working in company as
these needs must be unfulfilled by company for retaining competent employees and for
providing emotional stability. Furthermore, by fulfilling love and belonginess needs, as
creating and establishing sense of belonginess, better relations and trust among workers
working and serving for Procter & gamble. esteem needs ensure for providing respect to
various individuals working for company as for achieving and contributing best for greater
performance (A Guide to the 5 Levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs , 2022). Esteem needs
play major role for motivating employees in company as by appraising employees for
performing extra work in company, also various other accomplishments help in fulfilling
these needs which helps in motivating employees. Also, by fulfilling self-actualisation needs
helps in redefining talents of employee’s personnel’s which aims mainly for achieving
personal growth with learning various abilities and skills for perform task in company. P & G
uses Maslow hierarchy needs theory for motivating employees by fulfilling various needs as
for effectively achieving goals as for giving equality and providing branded superior products
oF all consumers.

Process theory
Adam equity theory
Adam equity theory of motivation is applied by company for motivating employees.
As this theory satisfies employees by balancing between inputs contributed by employees
receiving fairly outcomes from the company for serving better and increasing performance of
company. Mian inputs contributed by employees working in P & G company are: efforts,
hardworking abilities committing firm for achieving desired goals, adopting various changes
and working conditions and supporting company for achieving higher results and revenues
for achieving mission and vision.
Outputs given to employees includes respecting various individuals, providing safe
working conditions for working in company. Forming policy on health and safety of the
surrounding of employees, policy relating exploitation of child labour is formed, fair wages
and working hour practices. Also, various gifts and gratitude for maintaining global position
in market an various financial concessions help in eliminating personal conflicts. also
keeping confidential information of employees with dignity and compensating employees by
giving various schemes, holiday packages, family balancing benefits and flexible work
timing by valuing personal contribution into P & G. By implementing Adam equity theory as
for motivating employees by providing more outputs than inputs helps in encouraging and
motivating personnel’s for working effectively (Adams’ Equity Theory of Motivation, 2022).
As it also increases productivity and helps in effectively achieving goals of company.
Other motivational techniques include company offering various enrichments for
radiating positively. which helps in creating productive workforce for effectively working in
commonly.
Critically analysing and evaluating the relevance of team development theory, concepts that
influence behaviour to improve business performance and productivity
Team development is being defined as the process of allocating potential and
competent personnel’s for performing various tasks in companies, as this helps in achieving
goals effectively and efficiently. Teams in companies are effective and infective which is
formed for achieving task by uniting on same vision and working for achieving measurable
goals which helps in achieving success of company. As developing teams in companies for
achieving missions, vision and goals with agreeing on certain rules and regulations helps in
giving identify of employees. also aligning workforce for achieving goals connected with
ultimate achievements of mission and vision (Graham, 2020). By using various team
developments theories helps in developing effective teams which increases companies’
productivity and results in better performance of business as operating in dynamic
environments.
Tuckman theory of team development describe five stages which is necessary to
develop teams effectively for working in company. this theory mainly focuses on starting of
the projects and how the team effectively accomplishes task by completing the entire project
being assigned to employee’s personnel. five stages of theory include:
Forming

This is the first stage of developing team in the company. In this all employees are
being introduced to each other by discussing of the team goals, individuals and various roles.
Leader of the company guides employees and directs to perform task by assigning roles. At
this stage members in teams familiarise each other for building trust for achieving task in
better way. Time line of project is discussed, various skills interest and individuals’ roles
assigned by the leader
Storming
At this stage, members in team are established at the prefeed role position. Various
conflicts arise at this phase as opinions of different personnel’s for performing task in the
different working styles and ways results in issues and conflicts between teams. As for
removing conflicts, establishing trust between all team members helps in reducing conflicts
and results in free flow of communications for achieving collective success while completing
desired projects (Theories of Team Development, 2022). For forming team, strong leaders is
must for handling conflicts and resolving issues related to team members for working
together on particular projects.
Norming
When conflicts between team members are resolved effectively for working together
in team, at this stage establishing balance between team roles and achieving group gaols is
must. At this sense of belongingness between team ensures growth by agreeing on various
rules and regulations for performing task by taking various responsibilities. Team members
discusses various styles for working and achieving task effectively.
Performing
At this phase every team member performs their responsibility assigned in best
manner for achieving desired outcomes. Every member of teams is motivated and fully
committed to achieve goals by aligning purpose, focus and handling various problems for
achieving objective. Each members strengths are optimised fully for accomplishing goals and
helps in achieving greater performance.
Adjourning
Adjourning stage is the stage for closing and ending of particular projects, terminating
teams or the leaving group of team members after completing the task. This phase involves
recognition when achieving desired outcome. from developing team and performing the task
with group of members.
Thus, team developments theory helps in designing and developing effective team. By
developing team effectively helps in achieving task in proper and assigned time also increase
productivity and performance of business by accomplishing task effectively.
Explaining effective versus ineffective team through applying theories
In any organization work is carried out in different teams that are formed to
achieve certain gaols of the business in well-defined and timely manner. Also, if the
team is (ineffective) than there are higher chances of more losses and wastage of
resources of the organization. Moreover, there are various other factors that
differentiate one team from another that are as follows:

Particulars Effective team Ineffective team
Information In case of effective teams
information follows freely
up and down so that better
decision might be taken in
the future (King and et.al.,
2018).
Here the flow of information is
mainly down due to the weak
horizontal structure that results in
rigid decision-making.
Conflicts In such type of teams the
case of conflicts are very
less because roles and
responsibilities of each
individual are very clear
In these teams chances of conflicts
are higher due to difference in
opinions and views of each
member of the group
Evaluation The team is involved in
analysing the progress and
behaviour so that corrective
measures might be taken on
time (Przeździk and et.al.,
2019).
Such type of teams avoid
measuring or evaluating any kind
of progress of the tasks due the
behaviour of the group.
Group objectives In such type of teams the
objectives are clearly
specified so that all the
members might be able to
work together in
coordination.
Ineffective teams are not able to
set clear objectives or gaols
because of which most of the
times tasks are not accomplished
in proper manner by all the team
members.
Moreover, in context of P&G division of work in teams might be better understood
through the Belbin team role theory that defines how team is formulated and what are the
different types of teams. Also, it has specified nine roles that are as follows:
Resource investigator: This type of role helps in brining ideas to the team through
exploring various opportunities and developing contacts. However, there are chances that
once the initial enthusiasm is passed than interest might be loosed.

Team-worker: They are versatile and based on that work need to be completed is
identified on the behalf of whole team. Moreover, these type of individuals are cooperative
and diplomatic (Nguyen and et.al., 2018).
Coordinator: By focusing on the overall team objectives they select the team
members and delegate the work accordingly.
Plant: They are highly creative individuals that are good at solving various complex
business problems.
Monitor evaluator: Individuals here are very logical and make all kinds of impartial
judgements wherever required.
Specialist: These individuals are useful in providing in depth knowledge relating to
any key area within the team (The Nine Belbin Team Roles, 2022).
Shaper: They act as driving force in motivating other team members so that focus on
achieving any particular goal is not loose.
Implementer: Individuals here plans as workable strategy so that the work might be
carried out as efficiently as possible.
Completer finisher: These are ones that are present at the end of the tasks so that
work might be carried out in well manner and all the errors might be rectified to deliver the
highest standards.
Thus, from the above it can be said that each Belbin team role has it own strengths
and weakness but bests team in the P&G might be made that would comprise completer
finisher, resources investigator and team worker so that all the complex goals of the firm are
achieved on the specified time and also combination of these individuals would ensure
success of firm in long run.
Evaluation of concepts and philosophies of the organization behaviour.
Understanding organizational behaviour is very essential as it allows the firm to
develop organization structure and policies accordingly. Also, there are various concepts that
are related to the organization behaviour such as every firm has individuals that are different
from each other in its working (Presseau and et.al., 2019.). Also, other concepts includes
perception, whole person, motivated behaviour, desire of involvement, value of the person,
human dignity, organization are social system, mutuality of interest and holistic concept.
Thus, while following on all these concepts the quoted firm would be able to function well
and achieve various objectives through getting full support from its employees.
Furthermore, the philosophies of the organization behaviour and performance might
be better linked with the path goals theory that states that leaders are not considered
individuals that are positioned under power rather they are the ones that facilitates and
provides support to other team members that are working hard to achieve certain task for the

business. Also, based on this theory it has classified leaders effectiveness under four different
heads that are as follows:
Directive: These are the leaders that provide guideline to the worker in carrying out certain
task for the business. Also, the subordinate is very well-known what are the requirements that
needed to be fulfilled.
Supportive: They are the ones that would adopt more friendly approach towards the
subordinates' so that employees feel free to contact whenever certain consultation or help is
required in times of making any decisions (van Nistelrooij, 2021).
Participative: Here the leader believes more in group decision-making and hence it allows
every employee of the firm to take active participation when any major decision by the firm
need to be taken in times of even complex situations.
Achievement oriented : This type of leader tends to set challenging gaols for the team and
encourages each employee to reach to the expected performance standards. Also, here the
leader believes that each employee is capable enough to accomplish certain difficult task with
period through full training and adopting motivated approach.
Thus, P&G should use the participative approach in developing better expansion
policy in the future. Moreover, using this approach the firm would be able to get lot of
options that would enable them to find out the bests solution out of the choices' so that
effective decisions are made. Also, it would allow the employees to feel more valued and
respected as supervisor would allow them to speak in the meetings and seminars which would
in turn allow them to take certain responsibilities without second thought that is good for the
firm success.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that organization behaviour allows the
people to interact effectively within different groups at the workplace. Also, the report had
discussed relationship between power, politics and motivation that is exercised at different
levels within the organization along with providing the valid justification for the same.
Moreover, critical analysis and impact of culture on working practices of employees of
Procter and Gamble had also been discussed in detail. Furthermore, effective application of
various motivational theories, concepts and models had been used to identify ways to
influence behaviour of others that are working in the organization so that better productivity
might be achieved in specified time period. Moreover, detail discussion of process and
content theories of motivation had also been done so that better understanding is developed
on how goals of the quoted firms are achieved over the years. Furthermore, the study had
identified significance of diverse team within the workplace along with that discussed various
theories and philosophies related to it so that better insights might be gained about the Proctor
and Gamble working business environment. Also, detailed comparison of effective and
ineffective team will also be explained through Belbin team role theory. Lastly, evolution of
concepts and theories related to organizational behaviour in context of Procter and Gamble
had also been discussed in detail.

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