Organisational Behaviour: Culture, Motivation, Teamwork at David & Co.

This report delves into the organisational behaviour of David & Co. Limited, a food and beverage company. It analyses how organizational culture, politics, and power dynamics influence individual behaviour, emphasizing the importance of a positive work environment. The report evaluates content and process theories of motivation, including Maslow's hierarchy, Herzberg's two-factor theory, and various process theories like equity and expectancy theory, to enhance employee performance and achieve organizational goals. It differentiates between effective and ineffective teams, highlighting the significance of employee motivation and competency. The report also emphasizes the role of training, fair practices, and healthy relations in maintaining a productive and positive workplace. The report concludes with a comprehensive overview of how these factors contribute to the overall success of the organization.

ORGANISATION AND
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Analyse how an organisation's culture, politics and power influence individual behaviour. 1
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................3
P2 Evaluate content and process theories of motivation and techniques enable effective
achievement of goals. .................................................................................................................3
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................5
P3 Explain what makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team............................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
P4 Apply Concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour within an organisational
context and a given situation.......................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Organisation behaviour is a very important role in David and Co limited. In earlier times
culture of the company affects company objectives. Apart from this. Culture of the organisation.
This present report based on organisational and behaviour. In this report David and Co limited
company will take into action. It will explain the organisation politics culture and power to
influence individual performance. Organisation behaviour is all about the internal environment
of the company. Apart from this organisation depends on human resource. Employees are the
key factors of company. It creates value for the company. Furthermore, it will explain about the
motivational theories and motivational techniques which helps employees to enhance the
performance level. Employees are the person who gives maximum profit revenue to the company
organisation culture of the David and Co limited company is very excellent. It is a food and
beverages company which gives quality of products to the customers.
TASK 1
P1 Analyse how an organisation's culture, politics and power influence individual behaviour.
Organisation behaviour of David & Co limited is affected by the culture politics and
power. Organisation culture depends on the company environment(A. Agarwal, 2014). It
depends positive or negative environment. Apart from this in small businesses upper level
management holds the power to take any decision. Furthermore, power it is the term through
which company manager their work in effective way. Power is the ability of a person, or a group
of person to take responsibility to do something(Alfes, et.al, 2013). It is the type of influence
factor which contains ability to do something. Power is the type of responsibility which company
gives to responsible person. It influences other in the company to do better performance to
accomplish the over all target. Power helps to give good amount of money promotion. Like in
the David & co. Limited company manager has power to manage the work and give assurance to
complete the task on time. Beside, it is very important for the manager to take power in positive
manner. Otherwise, power may be use in wrong purpose. People who have good knowledge and
skills company give some power to control the overall things. Culture defines the company
profile and working environment of the cited firm. Culture is the very important factor to
influence positive activities. Individuals and members make positive environment in the
company which influence motivated vibes in company. Culture includes the working method
products, company performance which affects company sales. Positive environment influence
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employees for better performance(Ashby, 2013). Organisation needs to adopt motivation
activities and make healthy atmosphere so that employees will give better performance. It helps
to enhance the business image in the market. Apart from this influence factor is crucial for the
employees. Manager or top level person have right to promote employees by give them positive
environment. David Organisation is the organisation who provides it provides various quality of
food and beverages. It is the UK based company. It is the small based company which have 1-10
employees in the organisation. Organisation culture influenced by different factors such as
employee performance, business plans, leadership management or individual behaviour. In
current scenario there are many new digital technologies has come to innovate new techniques
and methods(Baur, and Haase, 2015). These technologies have changed the working of
employees and give better performance. Apart from this, organisation contains different cultures
which affects organisation behaviour. With the globalisation of business it has increased
different diversity in the workplace. Culture awareness is the most important tool for the
business organisation. Understanding of different cultures helps to make new environment
relationship with peers and make healthy atmosphere in the workplace. Different cultures
enhance the productivity between employees. Cross culture awareness is very important for
business teams, there are several cultural awareness technique company can adopt(Blacher, et.al,
2014).
 Cultural Knowledge: it is the first technique to determine multicultural co-workers. It
helps to increase the cultural knowledge. It helps to understand the culture of your co
partners. Through which workers create their own personal informal group. It helps
company to accomplish the business objectives.
 Listen up: It is the another tool to determine the culture of your team members. It
explains that very employees has to listen their members and understand their feelings. It
helps to make new motivation environment in the company(Gomez-Marin, Stephens,
and Brown, 2016).
Influence of politics
Politics will affect the company environment in some or other way. Manger and the
leaders are responsible to manage those changes. It helps to protect the uncertain situation in the
company. David company has to develop positive culture at the work place. It also gives hob
training and development sessions to enhance the productivity of employees. These training
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session helps to remove gap between employees and make better coordination(Gray, et.al, 2016).
Apart from that to maintain healthy environment company also need to adopt fair practises and
legislation to protect company from uncertain events. Apart from that, company needs to
maintain healthy relations with the competitors as well. To make new decision making plans
manager give power to employees involvement and take decision regarding topic. Handy theory
of organisational behaviour helps company to improve performance of employees. It includes
task, power, person culture and role. Role culture is the most effective tool which helps manager
to delegate the work between the employees to perform the particular task.
TASK 2
P2 Evaluate content and process theories of motivation and techniques enable effective
achievement of goals.
Motivation is the positive process through organisation motivate employees performance
in positive manner. It motivates employees for hard work and make effective position in the
company. Motivation is play very essential role to accomplish the target within time frame.
Motivation to David Co limited employees given by these theories of motivation.
Content theory: content theory of motivation focus on the employees needs and wants.
Within person feels satisfactory and feel happy with the environment. Manager of the David
limited company analyse the employee needs accordingly full fill their requirements. This theory
includes Clayton p., Fredrick Herzberg and David C. MacClelland. This theory is very effective
in terms of motivation of employees.
Maslow's Need hierarchy Theory-
 Basic Needs- Employees are the most important factor to accomplish the organisation
objective. For that company needs to full the basic requirement of employees to full their
needs and give satisfaction level(Jiang, 2013).
 Security Needs: Every employee of the organisation need to feel safe and secure during
the work. It keeps employees happy and secure which helps to motivate towards the
work.
 Belonging Needs: In the organisation employee makes their own informal group to share
things and thoughts . This is very important to make new relations which is important and
necessary. It is the kind of Belonging needs to be fulfilled by company. It gives
inspiration to employees for better work.
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 Self Esteem Needs: On the basis of Self esteem needs individual wants different
identification and position in the organisation to get satisfactory position in the
organisation.
 Self-actualisation: in this king of need employees wants to perform great and earn good
about of money and pride. It helps employees to fulfilled their all requirements
successfully(KHAN, et.al, 2016).
Herzberg’s Two factor theory
It is the another theory of motivation through which employees get motivated towards
great performance. This two factor theory explains that there are many factors in the workplace
that influence employees towards great performance. According to the Herzberg’s there are two
factors through which company satisfy the employees needs and want. Now work gives more
responsibility and pressure for that employees need to be motivated otherwise without
motivation they cannot achieve their final target. Like Employees only work when they get good
amount of benefits and amount of pay. Herzberg’s introduce two factor theory that one is
hygiene second one is Motivators. Motivator factors includes bonus, life insurance services and
other benefits. Besides, Hygiene factors are when employees wants clean and healthy
environment. David & Co limited needs to adopt health and clean environment for the company
to accomplish the satisfaction level of employees(Mills, Dube and Zulch, 2013).
Process theory- This Theory of motivation deals with several behaviour of employees. This
theory of motivation helps company to maintain all records of the employees which helps to
motivate their employees in effective way. Process theory includes some factors which gives
value to the employee needs as given below:
 Equity theory: Equity theory helps company to treat every employees at same level
without any discrimination.
 Expectancy Theory: In this theory employer give bonus and good treatment to those
employees who perform excellent job in the organisation.
 Reinforcement Theory: According to this theory Employer given rewards and
punishment accordingly. It helps to motivate those employees who done their work
perfectly and manager guide to those whose performance level is not so much good.
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 Goal Setting Theory: It gives more effective working which helps to set the overall
target for the employees. It gives more efficiency level to accomplish the overall
target(Norton, Zacher and Ashkanasy, 2014).
From the above discussion it concluded that employees are the most important
factor to enhance the organisation objective. It gives value to the company for its better
performance. Motivation theories main aim is to satisfy the employees by given motivation and
enthusiasm among employees. These theories also enhance the company performance in terms of
quality of services, customer service and management of the company.
Effective team of the company will promote product and services and get maximum
earning. Employees productivity plays very important role to enhance the business objectives.
Cited firm needs to give good training opportunities to the employee, it helps to increase the
employees' effectiveness and skill level. Furthermore, overall behaviour of the company will
decide the effectiveness of the overall management. Effective team encourage discussion or give
more efficient suggestion. Through which company get its main target. It also helps to maintain
the creative environment and motivate employees towards the objectives.
TASK 3
P3 Explain what makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team.
Employees are the key success for the organisation which protect company from
uncertain events. Motivation gives new power and enthusiasm to perform better task. Motivation
theory had also helped to accomplish the motivation level of the employees. Applying these
motivational theory will full fill the employees needs and wants(Peso, et.al, 2014).
Content theory of motivation provide new way of working through which company
determine the employees needs and wants. The most effective motivational theory is need
hierarchy theory which helps to fulfilled basic needs of the employees. Apart from that two
factor theory of the management increase the efficiency level of the employees towards the
organisational goals. Two factor theory explains the importance of hygiene factors in the
company which is very necessary to protect the health of the employees. These factors enhance
the effective work of the team members. Team members influenced from each other’s. Every
individual expect something from the organisation. David Co Limited Company needs to adopt
some motivational theories to enhance the company image in front of the employees. Every
employee increase their own competency level to promote their productivity. Organisation needs
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to analyse the capacity of the employee and give roles and responsibility accordingly. This
increase the competency level between employees(Robinson, 2014). Through which they
achieve their self-actualization needs. Besides, process theory. Process theory of motivation
helps organisation to understand the employee wants and needs. Furthermore, this theory of
motivation give rewards on the basis of individual performance. If employee perform well for
company they will give good bonus and facilities, but if employee having no serious thoughts
about organisation objective manager can give punishment as well. Apart from this process
theory also helps to set the goals for the employees, it gives clear vision to the employees so that
they can easily finish their work on time, earn good appreciation from the manager and get
exciting bonus and other amenities. Organisational behaviour forms from different number of
groups which has different thoughts and ideas accordingly they complete their work in effective
and efficient manner. Every person belongs from different culture and having different set of
skills through which they earn money. This motivation power influence individual to work hard
and achieve high position in the organisation. This theory helps to cited firm to measure the
satisfactory needs of the employees so that employees get happy with their company, along with
that, company also adopt some training session for employees skills and competency, it will give
more quality improvement between employees(Rodina, et.al, 2015). Every organisation must be
adopted positive working environment to retain talented employees in the organisation. This
positive attitude and company image attracts more new talented employees towards the
organisation goals. Overall team influenced by many factors and give their best performance for
company betterment. Effective team is very important to make healthy environment in the
company. Apart from that. Effective group of the company will resolve the conflicts and issue
into positive way. It gives positive work and provide great services to the customers. Such group
characterised by:
 Using situational leadership: different employees in the organisation have various
leadership skills through which they motivate their subordinates and maintain healthy
environment in the company(Shanahan, et.al, 2015).
 Open Discussion: Effective member of the company make contribution to the group.
Through this activity all other members get advantage to learn something new from
others. Skill full employees give more new ideas and innovative thought process to the
company growth.
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 Accomplish target: Talented employees give more effective performance and use their
skills and complete the task on time(Warmerdam, Lewis, and Banks, 2015).
Ineffective group ion the company agree upon every ideas and plans without
given any contribution for company growth. These types of group create issues and obstacles
during the execution process of the company effective. Effective customers are always attracted
new ideas and opportunities. Company also needs to adopt some special benefits for the
employee’s benefits through which they give better performance in the company. Effective
number of group gives more strength and growth to the organisation. Every organisation trained
their employees about new methods and technologies through which company make effective
and productive employees for future perspective. Along with that company needs to full fill the
needs and wants of the employees to enhance the motivation level among the employees. It gives
new business opportunities to the employees. Effective team building also motivates to other
subordinates for better performance and growth. This increases the working environment, this
process generates new leaders and managers who form company together and make high
profit(Wesselink, Blok and Ringersma, 2017).
TASK 4
P4 Apply Concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour within an organisational
context and a given situation
Marketing concept and philosophies are the major element which helps company to
motivate employees towards work. Organisational concept solve the major issues of
organisation and give more opportunities to enhance the employee development. At the
time of pressure in the organisation manager and leaders adopt motivation concepts and
motivate employees for better performance this performance level of the employees will
give high level of profit to the company. Employees are the main factor in the
organisation to accomplish the overall objective of the firm. Organisational concept
applying by the manager when company feels the requirement like at the time of high
work load in the organization and leaders measure that employees productivity get low
day by day, at that point manager give training and development session to enhance the
skills and knowledge of the employees. This process gives the new opportunities and
power in terms of employee growth. This will give new growth and possibilities to
company, organisation growth and opportunities helps to introduce new product and
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services through which company attracts number of customers towards the organisation
profit. These motivational concept and theories increases the motivation level among the
employees which helps company to retain talented employees with long term. Many
concept of organisation behaviour who inspire leaders and manger to maintain healthy
environment in the company to accomplish the overall target. It makes management more
strong and effective. It also helps to work together and take organisation profit higher.
These types of management strengthen compete with other rival firms to make quality of
products. It gives more flexibility and having good communication with other employees
as well. Every employee wants to work in those companies who provide benefits to their
employees and make them happy. It helps to attract good and quality of applicant at the
time of interview. Having good working environment gives new business plans and
strategies which helps to expand the business. Following are the advantages of having
good organisation concepts. Different authors introduce organisation concepts and
models which gives higher level of profit such as Two factor motivational theory, need
hierarchy theory, MachGeorge theory etc. these motivational theory yield employees
motivation which influence working environment this will made new leaders and skill
full employees for the organisation. These concepts promote company image in the
market. Apart from that company also gives benefits and bonus to hard working
employees to make them feel good. It helps company to earn more employees
productivity. Employees are the strength of the company without organisation cannot
achieve their objective. So it is very necessary for the cited firm to adopt fair practises
with the employees. Apart from that company must make sure to apply any
discrimination among employees.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it concluded organisational behaviour and the role of politics,
power and different culture present in the company. Apart from that this present report
based on A David Co limited company which deals with food and beverages. Which
makes quality of products and provide netter customer services. Besides, it concluded
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several motivation theory such as content and process theory to increases the productivity
level of the employee. Furthermore company needs to adopt some effective environment
to motivate employees and workers towards organisational objectives. Organisational
behaviour is the essential feature to maintain the company brand image in front of the
customers.
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