Organisational Behaviour Report: Group Dynamics, Power, and Culture

This report delves into the field of organisational behaviour, examining the interplay of group dynamics, power dynamics, and their subsequent influence on organisational culture and effectiveness. The report begins with an executive summary outlining the key concepts and importance of understanding organisational behaviour, emphasizing the application of scientific approaches to employee management to enhance group output and achieve company objectives. The introduction further defines organisational behaviour, differentiating between internal and external perspectives, and highlighting the significance of effective employee behaviour in achieving targets and fostering a positive work environment. The core of the report analyzes the contributions of group work, power, and politics to organisational effectiveness, discussing various types of groups, the benefits of teamwork, and the positive and negative aspects of power and politics within an organisation. The report then examines the impact of group work on organisational culture, emphasizing the interrelation between the two and the importance of a supportive culture for effective teamwork. It concludes by highlighting the significance of managing power and political factors to ensure they do not adversely affect business operations. The report provides valuable insights into how companies can leverage group dynamics and power structures to enhance productivity and foster a thriving organisational culture.

Organisational Behaviour

Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................1
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................1
TASK...............................................................................................................................................2
A) Contribution of working in group, power and politics on organisational effectiveness .......2
B) Impact over organisational culture.........................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

Executive Summary
Organisational behaviour (OB) is the study of way, how people interact with large group.
This study is used by organisation to create more efficient business organisation. The key
concept of OB is that scientific approach is applied to management of employees. This is used to
enhance the output from group of people. This is one of the important task of the business so that
they can collectively with group of member to attain the goals and objective of company. It is
directly linked with understanding, production and human acts in business firm.
Raman J. Aldag stated that it is part of social science that seek to form theories that can
be used to predicate, understand, control the behaviour in work. It is the human tool for human
benefits. This is the study of how people behave within the organisation.
Work group and team is one of the important part to achieve the target and it is required
to have effective OB so that team can address the issues that are faced by them. It comprises of
the power and political factors that have impact over the culture of organisation. This is essential
to manage such factors so that it can't affect business operation.
Introduction
Organisational behaviour is the study of human behaviour with in working environment.
There are two theories as internal and external are used by companies to view organisational
behaviour. Internal perspective consists of the employees behaviour that is based on their own
personal feeling, interactions, thoughts and experience. External factor covers those factors that
affect employees job performance and behaviour (Buelens and et. al., 2011). Research of OB can
be characterised into three ways as study of individuals in organisation, study of work group,
study of behaviour of organisation. This is important for the company to consider that its
employees are behaving effectively so that they can achieve their target and it helps to build
good working environment in the business. In the present report, there is study on organisation
and its OB (Wood and et. al., 2016). The effectiveness of working in group or as team and power
and politics are explained as well the impact of both the points on the organisational culture is
also considered here. It is important that all the employees and worker of the company acted well
in organisation so that effective environment can be created in organisation. This is required to
provide assistance by the company to worker so that they can identify the requirements of
workplace.
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This is based upon the fundamental concept that are relevant to the nature of people and
company. There are some assumptions in OB theory like difference between individual,
employees dignity, organisation is social system, mutual interest of organisational members etc.
This provides assistance to enhance the effectivenesses of organisation that is related to its ability
to use available resources effectively to attain the objective of business. Effectiveness is
categorised in three parts as individual, group, organisational. Organisational behaviour is the
study of performance of people and group of member within an organisation to enhance the
working conditions (Creed, 2011).
TASK
A) Contribution of working in group, power and politics on organisational effectiveness
Working in group and teams
Group or team is the feature that has two or more than two members in it. All the
members of team are well aware of each other, interact and collectively work to achieve common
goals and objectives. This is important task for the organisation to have effective management in
team and groups so that they can be successful to attain the organisational goals. There are
various types of group that are working in organisation at different level. This is important to
have effective communication among them so that they can work in more effective manner to
achieve the targets (Butler and Rose, 2011).
Contribution of team and groups in organisational effectiveness
Organisation can achieve their goals when there is effective team working with them.
There are many people that are part of team and group who have high intellectual skills. They all
contribute their skills and valuable knowledge to the organisation so that they can work more
effectively for common goals. When number of members of company work on one task then it
is easy for them to attain the best result out of it.
Team work and working in group have vast impact over the effectiveness of organisation.
This helps the company to enhance its productivity and profitability. There are some benefits of
team work to the effectiveness of business as:-
 Group Dynamic: Strong team members are well aware of the objectives and goals of
organisation. They know the long term and short term strategies as well. In this way they
work together toward common goals through doing their everyday task.
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 Mutual support: all the group work perform their task effectively so that they can achieve
the goals and objective of company. When they face any issue then it is beneficial for
them that they can take suggestion from subordinate members. In team, they work
mutually toward the common goal.
 Utilizing strengths: This is important segment of group working that there is proper
utilization of strength of worker. The task is assigned to member according to their
strength and workings style so that they can achieve best result (Suppiah and Singh,
2011).
 Developing effective team: Team can be effective only when it has good leader. This is
important duty of leader to make employee feel like they are important to the company's
success. Granting of rewards, appreciation and tank to employee for good working are
some of the factors that help to increase the organisational effectiveness.
These are the benefits of team work that provide assistance to enhance the organisational
effectiveness. This is important part for XYZ company to use such techniques in their operation
so that they can achieve best output within desired time scale. It is required to divide task among
the members as per their competency so that they can collectively work to achieve such objective
(Foy and et. al., 2011).
Power and Politics
Organisational politics is related to the accomplishment of motives of people and use of
individuals interest in the organisational interest (Sandhu, 2011). Politics is generally considered
in negative manner and it is considered as it has always adverse impact over organisational
effectiveness. But politics may be good for the organisation. Politics is defined in the
organisation as some of the people unduly create problem in the growth and development of
employees. These issues are generally not genuine but deliberately created to pull one down and
create hindrance in growth.
Contribution of power and politics to organisational effectiveness
Power and politics are defined in the organisation in two part as positive and negative. This is
important for the corporation to consider these factors effectively so that they can achieve their
goals and objective.
Positive power
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It has vast impact over the organisational effectiveness. This provides assistance to increase the
productivity. It covers various factors that contribute to organisational success as giving
employees power to take decisions that are necessary, rewarding employees for better
performance, appointment of those candidates who perform well to provide assistance to other
employees. Positive power provides assistance to enhance the confidence of employees so that
they can contribute to the organisational effectiveness (Adeniji, 2011). Positive power
contributes to retention of employees for long period and such employees contribute to increase
in organisational contribution. Power helps the member to attain best result while contributing
their hard efforts in good direction. It is important for the company to provide some power to
their employees so that they can work more effective to attain their goals and objective.
Contribution of negative power:
When leader of the company does not respect the employees then it is considered as negative
power. Such leaders motivate the employees to perform well by threatening with the loss of job
and other kind of punishment. This has impact over organisation as such employees contributes
their hard work to the success of assigned task. This not only contributes to produce quality work
but also to higher turnover rate in organisation. When leader impose some restriction on its team
member then team member can perform their task in more effective manner and can do better to
achieve the goals and objective of business.
Positive politics:
Employees who know how to navigate the politics are more effective as comparison to others. It
is important for organisation to develop political culture easy so that employees can understand
it. To establish clear polities and chains make the easier for employee to enhance the producing
of quality work (Kalliath and et. al., 2013).
Negative politics:
Some the politics have negative impact over the organisational effectiveness. It is required to
consider these factors so that business can not face it in adverse manner. Negative environment is
created because there is no coordination among the different activities which are operating in
organisation.
Both the factors have impact over the organisational effectiveness. It is important for the
business to consider these factors so that they can enhance their market area. It is required to
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have the effective flow among the employees so that they can redress their issues. It helps to
achieve the goals and objective of organisation and aids to enhance the productivity of company.
B) Impact over organisational culture
Impact of working in groups and team over culture of organisation
It has vast impact over the cultural environment of XYZ company. Organisational culture
and team work are both interrelated. When there is effective team that is working to achieve the
goals and objective of organisation then it has positive impact over the organisational culture.
Culture is the system of assumption, values, beliefs, these facts have strong impact over the
people in the organisation (Dobrow, 2013).
Organisational culture is considered as precondition of team work. This is identified as
values, beliefs or perception of employees with in company. It consists of assumptions and
beliefs that are shared by organisational people and that operates unconsciously.
Team work is one of the effective medium to complete the task so that organisation can
achieve their targets. This is the key element that has many benefits. It helps to solve various
problems that are faced by employees while performing their duties (Salin and Hoel, 2011).
Group work aids in different manners as there is increase in productivity of the organisation and
through this way they can be more effective to adopt quality measures so that they can satisfy
their customers. Profitability of business can also be increased when its employees collectively
work for common goal. Coordination among the different level and employees is one of the
important for the organisational success and effectiveness. Through this effort, organisation can
be more effective to achieve better result and organisational culture can be improved (Foy and et.
al., 2011).
Group work provides many advantage to business and this is important to have effective
people behind the working so that they can achieve target of organisation. When management is
able to secure advantage of market through their collective effort then its culture gets improved.
If the culture of organisation is formal then there is possibility that its employees can not be able
to work effectively in group. There is also possibility that much time can be wasted in hoping
that team can coalesce and form a sense of community. Where there is less formal organisational
culture, employees of such organisation can be free to communicate horizontally, vertically.
Group of member can be more productive and effective.
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Group work and team work have vast impact over the effectiveness of the organisation.
Sometime, it has some negative impact as well. Much time is wasted in group meeting when
team does not have clear agenda. It is possible that such group can not achieve the target of the
organisation. Team has two edged sword. First to help an organisation to be more productive,
profitable, more effective and in second, they may have negative impact over the performance of
business, detracting from success and effectiveness.
This is important for XYZ company to consider these activities in effective manner so
that its working can not be affected in negative manner. This have great impact over the culture
of organisation. It is required for this company to give power to its employees related to decision
making so that employees can take decisions as per their business requirements. It provides
assistance to achieve their target in market and through which they can sustain for long time in
business (Salin and Hoel, 2011).
Impact of power and politics on organisational culture
Power strength the operation of organisation and its culture. It is related to give some
power to the employees so that they can work more effectively and independent. There are many
factors that are considered in it as decision power given to employees, motivation through
reward for better performance, power to employ new candidate so that they can work more
effectively to achieve the goals and objective of organisation. When employees of organisation
are well motivated and rewarded by various ways then it provides assistance to achieve goals and
objective of business in better way.
Negative power also has vast impact over the organisational effectiveness and culture.
Through this mean, people are motivated to work more harder which aids them to achieve their
goals and objective. In this power, force is made by the leader on members to complete the task
within time and to contribute well in the organisational goals (Mahembe and Engelbrecht, 2014).
This is negative way to promote the contribution of team member but it is helpful to enhance the
culture of business.
Power has vast impact over the culture because through this, employees of the company
can be promoted to work harder and it helps to attain the goals and objective of organisation. The
culture where they operate their business can be enhanced through effective power.
It is considered that politics have negative impact over the performance of business. But
it is not true to say that it always affects in adverse manner. Sometime it has positive impact over
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culture of firm. Through the establishment of clear politics and chain, the productivity of
company can be increased which resulted into increase in organisational culture. This helps to
adopt quality measures in production process so that better opportunities can be gained by
business (Wood and et. al., 2016).
Politics have negative impact as well. When in corporate, politics is made by people and
it has adverse impact over the efficiency. Workers who are performing well, they can not
contribute their best effort through when such politics arise in their operation. Politics affect the
relationship among the employees and coordination at workplace which finally resulted in failure
to achieve the goals and objective of business (Sandhu, 2011).
This is important for XYZ company to consider such factors effectively so that it can not
have negative impact over the business performance. Power and politics are those factors that
may have positive as well as negative impact over the operation. This is essential for this
company to use such factors effectively so that it can not have adverse impact. It is required for
this organisation to consider these factors so that it can not affect the operation of business in
negative manner.
CONCLUSION
As per above study it can be concluded that organisational effectiveness is one of the
important task for the business. It is required for the company to consider team work effectively
so that they may have effective organisational culture. Power and politics have vast impact over
the cultural environment of business so it is required to consider it effectively so that it can not
have negative impact over the performance of organisation. It is important for XYZ company to
consider these factors in their operation so that it can not have negative impact over the business.
This is considered that power must be assigned to employees related to their work so that they
can take freely decisions and perform their duties in better way. Team work is effective one that
helps to fulfil the targets of the organisation within time allotted. This play important role to
achieve the organisational goals and objective. Group work and powers are related to each other
because when any task is assigned to people then it is important to provide some power so that
they can better correlated with their work. It is identified that politics does note have negative
result always but in most of the leading business this is not considered in good hand.
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