Organisational Behaviour Report: The Impact of Motivation and Teams

This report delves into the core concepts of organizational behaviour, focusing on leadership, teamwork, and motivation within a business context. It examines the influence of culture, politics, and power dynamics, providing insights into how these factors shape individual and group behaviour. The report explores the role of motivation, including both intrinsic and extrinsic factors, and how these apply to the theories of various scholars. It analyses how teams are formed, developed, and managed, including an examination of team dynamics, the Tuckman model, and Belbin's typology. Furthermore, the report discusses the application of these concepts to specific business situations, incorporating path-goal theory, contemporary barriers to effective behaviour, and social capital theory. This report offers a comprehensive overview of the key elements of organisational behaviour, providing valuable insights for students and professionals alike.

Introduction
The aim of this unit is to develop a student’s understanding of the influence culture,
politics and power have on the behaviour of others in an organisational context.
Students will be in a position to apply the principles of organisational behaviour to a
variety of business situations.On successful completion of this unit students will have an
understanding and awareness of key influences which affect the behaviour of
individuals, teams and organisations as a whole. They will be able to use this knowledge
to make an immediate and positive contribution in the workplace, whether that role is
as part of a team or as a team leader. This will be achieved through a strong
appreciation of working in a team, having a more profound perspective of what makes
people and organisations do what they do, and how to adjust one’s own behaviour to
reflect the circumstances and situation.
Learning outcomes
LO1 Analyse the influence of culture, politics and
power on the behaviour of others in an
organisational context
Influence of culture:
 Classifications of culture (power, role, task and person).
 The importance of cultural-difference awareness.
 Hofstede’s dimensions of culture theory and application.
 The rise of globalisation and digital technology and how they have influenced and
shaped organisational culture in the 21st century.
 Principles of Network theory and Systems theory as frameworks to understand
organisations.
 Organisational psychology.
Influence of politics:
 Organisational politics and differentiation between personal, decisional, structural and
organisational change.
Influence of power:
 Power as a property viewpoint: individual, relationships and embedded in structures.
 Bases and types of power, power controls and power sources.

LO2 Evaluate how to motivate individuals and
teams to achieve a goal
Motivational theories:
 Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation.
 Motivational theorists and theories: content theories (Maslow, Herzberg and Alderfer)
and process theories (Vroom, Adams, Latham and Locke).
 The implications of motivational theory on management and leadership within
organisations.
Behavioural psychology:
 Definition of emotional intelligence and the importance of soft skills for managers and
teams.
 Task vs relationship leadership and psychodynamic approach to behaviour.
LO3 Demonstrate an understanding of how to
cooperate effectively with others
Different types of organisational teams:
 Including functional, problem-solving, project teams.
 The impact of technology on organisational teams: the role of virtual team development
and networking.
Team dynamics and teamwork:
 Definitions of the terms group and team, and the differences.
 Tuckman’s Team Development model and the impact of development stages on
individual development.
 Belbin’s typology for managing effective teams and considering roles and skills required
for effective teams.
 Soft and hard communication, co-operation and competition.
 Benefits and risks of teams.
 Conflict resolution.
LO4 Apply concepts and philosophies of
organisational behaviour to a given business
situation
Concepts and philosophy:
 Path-goal theory leadership styles that improve team performance and productivity.
 Contemporary barriers to effective behaviour, situational resistance, social capital
theory and contingency theory.