Analysis of Organisation Behaviour at Volkswagen (Module Report)

This report delves into the organizational behavior of Volkswagen, examining how its culture, politics, and power dynamics influence individual and team performance. It analyzes the impact of organizational culture on employee behavior and the role of politics in shaping the work environment. The report evaluates content and process theories of motivation, such as Herzberg's two-factor theory and Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and how motivational techniques enable the achievement of organizational goals. It also explores the characteristics of effective teams and applies concepts of organizational behavior within a business context, providing insights into how these factors influence employee behavior and overall organizational success. The study highlights the importance of positive working culture and the need for leaders to manage political issues and motivate employees effectively.

ORGANISATION
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
P.1. Analyse how an organisation’s culture politics and power can influence individual and
team behaviour and performance................................................................................................1
M.1. Critically analyse how the culture, political and power of an organisation can influence
individual and team behaviour and performance........................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P.2. Evaluate how content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques
enable effective achievement of goals in an organisational context...........................................4
M.2. Critically evaluate how to influence the bhevaiour of other through of others through the
effective application of behavioural motivational theories and concepts ..................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P.3. Demonstrate an understanding of what makes an effective team as opposed to an
ineffective team...........................................................................................................................6
M.3. Analyse relevant team and group development theories to support the development of
dynamic co-operation .................................................................................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P.4. Apply concept and philosophies of OB within an organisational context and a given
business situation........................................................................................................................9
M.4. Justify and evaluate a range of concepts and philosophies in how they inform and
influence behaviour in both positive and negate ways..............................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
In this documentation, this assignment defines about to importance of organisation behaviour in
Volkswagen company in order to formation of effective working culture in the company in
relevant form. Moreover, this investigation describe about how Volkswagen organisation's
culture, politics and power could make influence on individual and team behaviour within the
firm in sufficient manner. Furthermore, the study refer to the concept and process of theories of
motivation and motivational mechanism enable effective achievement of goals and objectives of
Volkswagen organisation within the firm in more sufficient manner. Beside from it, this study
also defines about to proper understanding of an effective team within the corporation as
opposed to an ineffective team in the company which generates several kinds of circumstances at
the workplace in proper form. This study also apply the concept of organisation behaviour and
philosophies within Volkswagen firm in respect to proper completion of each work in the
company in appropriate manner.
TASK 1
P.1. Analyse how an organisation’s culture politics and power can influence individual and team
behaviour and performance
Organisation culture is most necessary thing for each organisation in order to know about
to their working culture and condition at the workplace which make influence on each individual
employees in company effectively (Wilkins and Huisman, 2012). In case of Volkswagen
organisation, they have different kinds of organisation behaviour at the workplace in order to
running of their several kinds of activities in the business in sufficient form. The organisation
need to follow effective culture at the workplace in order to gaining competitive advantage in the
industry in more effective form.
M.1. Critically analyse how the culture, political and power of an organisation can influence
individual and team behaviour and performance
Organisational culture theory: This is also necessary thing for Volkswagen organisation
in order to select a positive culture at the workplace while functioning their each business
activities in auto-mobile industry in more relevant form. There are several kinds of people are
working in the company and organisational professional could follow specific kinds of culture in
the company in appropriate ways in respect to gaining true competitive advantage in the
company in more relevant manner. However, organisational culture is a complex phenomenon
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and it is formed in variety of ways in the organisation effectively (McEvily and Tortoriello,
2011). This must be in the form of in which organisation faces some critical situations in the
company in more relevant manner. All workers are working in the company must follow a
positive working culture at the workplace in case of performing of their each task in the company
efficiently. The organisation culture of Volkswagen firm defines about to how its workers get
connected and communicated to each other in the company while completion of each task at
micro and macro environment of the organisation in the industry in relevant form. Apart from it,
organisational culture of Volkswagen firm’s refer to the behaviour by which how things are
being done in the organisation effectively and how its culture support them to completion of
team work and individual task in the company effectively (Olguín-Olguín and Pentland, 2010).
Volkswagen firm follow positive working culture at the workplace while performing their each
task in the company in sufficient manner.
Organisational political: Organisational politics are informal, unofficial and something
behind the scene to making efforts in order to selling quality of idea which makes great
influences on the organisational culture and also increasing power of supreme authorities in the
company effectively. In today’s world, it is critically essential for acquiring specific skills for
handling some critical complex situations at the workplace in more relevant form. However,
effective politics is not important for completion of each tasks in the company but it could be
useful for making positive relationship with our valuable customer in the market effectively.
Each employees Volkswagen organisation need to proper evaluate some essential organisational
political tactics in order to sustain in the life in more sufficient manner. This is very important for
aware about to negative impact of organisational politics on the company by which the
professionals of the firm can minimize the negative impact of politics at the workplace
effectively. Moreover, individual in the organisation is wasting quality of time on engaging with
wastage politics in the company instead of working in improving in their skills and experiences
in the company effectively (Pennington, 2014). There are some situations has been seen within
Volkswagen organisation’s working culture that is, all employees are not focusing on completion
of their team work task and individual task in the company effectively. Several times it has been
seen that power issues is often arising in the around of scarce resources in the company
effectively. All of they have some areas by which efficient development can be gained in more
relevant form. There are various kinds of issues arising by worst politics in the firm. So supreme
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authority of the company require taking initiatives towards improvement in organisational
culture in order to increase the effective performance in the industry in more relevant ways.
Hence, it has been stated that, politics is a part of the organisation and its manager need to take
care of negative impact of politics on the company environment in order to accomplishment of
firm’s goals and objectives in relevant manner.
Organisational power: There are multiple numbers of definitions of power has been
seen which best fit in the organisational power in the relevant manner. Organisational power
defines about to the capabilities to modify the conduct of other individuals or groups in proper
manner. Varied of peoples are working in the organisation and all of they have different-different
power at the workplace in respect to completion of their individual and team task effectively. If a
person have much power than other employees in the company, then, there is possibility of
negative utilisation of their power by their subordinates in the company efficiently. However,
power is the ability to get others to changes their behaviour even if they do not wish to do so
within the company (Israil, Ahmad and Fontaine, 2011). So it has been seen that, almost many
times, power has been negatively used by supreme authorities in the company towards their
subordinates in context of completion of individual and team working task in the company in
relevant form. There are several kinds of power forms has been seen which is as following:
 Rewards power
 Coercive power
 Legitimate power
 Expert power Referent power
The relationship between culture, political, power and motivation that enables teams and
organisation to succeed
Varied of relationship elements has been presented in Volkswagen organisation in order
to know about to its organisation behaviour in the company effectively. In this case, organisation
is following positive working culture and also have positive team working culture in order to
completion of each task in the company in relevant form. Organisational culture make impact on
generation of the politics within the company (Pranit, 2010). If an individual has been given high
power in the organisation, there are wide chances for violence of rights of a person to their
subordinates in the company. So in this situation, the organisational leader has responsibility to
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motivate their each individual employees at the workplace in context of give effective
performance at individual level and in team as well as. So effective outcomes can be gained by
Volkswagen firm within the industry and positive organisational behaviour could be built within
the firm effectively. There are numbers of political issues are being generated in the company.
So it has been recommended that, the organisational leader must motivate their employees to far
away from the worst politics in the company and make major focus on completion of crucial task
and gaining more experiences sufficient as well.
TASK 2
P.2. Evaluate how content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques enable
effective achievement of goals in an organisational context
Motivation is most essential factor Volkswagen organisation in order to make their
employees more efficient in order to performing well in the company in respect to completion of
each task in more relevant form (Tims and Bakker, 2010). However, there are numbers of
motivational theories and techniques are presented here by which the organisation can effectively
motivate their employees in sufficient manner. In case of lack of profitability gaining in the
country, its leader require to sufficiently motivate their employees in the company in context of
making major focus on achieving organisational vision and mission in predetermined time period
in sufficient format. There are numbers of issues has been arising in the company and it might be
removed with the assistance of these following motivational theories and techniques which is as
below:
Herzberg’s two-factor theory: This motivation theory also could be most appropriate for
the organisation in respect to motivate their employees at the workplace more sufficiently for
completion of each task in the company in more relevant manner.
Motivational factors: This is one of the most leading appropriate motivational factor that
leads to the satisfaction level and positive and negative feelings to work harder in the company,
the manager and leader of Volkswagen organisation must make efforts to creation an
environment in the company in which its employees feel enjoying with their working condition,
this could lead to accomplishment of organisational goals and objectives within the
organisational in relevant form (Knights and Willmott, eds., 2016).
Hygiene factors: These factors might lead to dissatisfaction level and demotivation if
they are absent at the workplace. There are some examples regarding to these factors which is.
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Salary, company’s policies and co-workers etc. both the factors are increasing motivation level
of employees in the firm in respect to achievement of organisational goals and objectives in more
relevant form.
M.2. Critically evaluate how to influence the bhevaiour of other through of others through the
effective application of behavioural motivational theories and concepts
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs theory: Abraham Maslow's is well renowned for
proposing the Hierarchy of needs theory in 1943. This comes in classical motivation theory of
humans to motivate employees at the workplace in effective form. This theory is based on some
assumption by which 5 factors needs within each individual employees in the form in order to
make them motivated in the company in relevant form (Shiu and Yu, 2010).
Physiological needs: In the company, this is the basic needs of each employees at the
workplace in order to working well in the company in effective form. These are the basic needs
of air, water, foods, clothing and shelter. This is the basic needs of each employees in their lives
for living sustainable life. So company make efforts to provision of these things effectively from
the organisation to their employees.
Safety needs: This is also critical factor for the company in order to completion of their
each works in the company in relevant form. Safety needs involves some factors which is.
Physical, environmental and emotional safety and protection at the workplace in order to
completion of their each job in sufficient form. Volkswagen organisation must need to proper
furnishing safety to their employees in the company in respect to performing well in the entity.
Social needs: There are some social needs has been occurred in te company which is needs for
love, affection, care, belongingness and friendship working condition at the workplace
effectively. All employees in the company must have proper friendship working culture at the
workplace and they should be followed positive working environment and assist each other for
completion of each task in the company effectively.
Esteem needs: This is also vital factor for the organisation in order to making motivate
them effectively (Nutbeam, Harris and Wise, 2010). There are two types of internal esteem needs
which is self-respect confidence, competence, achievement and freedom and external needs are
power, status, and admiration of each employees in the firm. These factors of employees making
them more influence in order to proper motivate them in the company in order to completion of
their each task in the company in relevant form.
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Self-actuialisation needs: This factor refer to all employees in the firm in order to know
about to their capabilities to becoming what they have potential to become in the company
effectively. It requires for growth and self-contentment in order to completion of their each
works in order to making sure that, all of they have some areas by which efficient development
can be gained in more relevant form.
All of these factors should be in relevant form in respect to completion of their each task
in the company in proper manner (Dief and Font, 2010.). This factors motivate Volkswagen
Company’s employees to performing well and work hard for accomplishment of organisational
goals and objectives in sufficient manner.
Providing effective incentives and pay scale: This is also most appropriate techniques to
make sufficient motivate their employees in the company in order to completion of their each
task at the workplace. In case of frequent falling down the financial positioning and effectiveness
in the industry, leader of the enterprise require finding out the main causes behind demotivation
of their employees. From the above analysis, it has been stated that, manager and leader of the
company need to offer more attractive pay scales and incentives to their employees in the
company in context of make feel them, they are more valuable for the organisation and they are
most important assets of the company who making influence in the company in order to
completion of each task in the relevant manner. This can assist the business manager to make
their employees more motivated within the business environment effectively and
accomplishment of organisational goals and objectives in more relevant form.
TASK 3
P.3. Demonstrate an understanding of what makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective
team
Effective team in an organisation is most necessary thing in order to well completion of
each task and also formation of collaborative working culture at the workplace in more relevant
form. There are several kinds of issues airing in Volkswagen organisation while completion of
their each task in the company effectively (Salin and Hoel, 2011). Varied situation is arising in
the firm in case of proper development of effective team in respect to accomplishment of
organisational goals and objectives within the organisational environment in relevant form.
However, effective groups in the enterprise encourage discussion on specific point which is
needed to be taken in the company for succeed in the auto-mobile industry in sufficient manner.
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Effective collaborative working is most necessary thing for each organisation and in case of
Volkswagen firm there are various kinds of works is being done in the corporation regarding to
their operational and manufacturing plant effectively. From the analysis, it has been seen that,
effective team making great contribution in raising the profitability and productivity of the
business in the industry in sufficient ways.
In case of Volkswagen group, it has been seen that, inefficient team are not working as
well as effective works in the company. It has been seen that, various kinds of people are
working collaborative in the company in various department of the company and making their
contribution in order to proper development and organisational growth in the country effectively,
however, from last few years, it is not giving impressive performance in the industry as its
professionals wants from it to perform in the market (Okurame, 2012). The organisation need to
implement more innovative techniques to development of its auto-mobile engineering and
customization of models. Its ineffective team was not able to make relevant changes in the
company to compete their competitors in the market in sufficient form. It has been seen that, the
company needs to hire new employees who are efficient to become effective in respect to
appropriate modification in their auto-mobile techniques and engineering in proper format. So,
its new effective team has been make appropriate changes in their car products and services as
per market analysis and customer demand and needs in the market efficiently. Its effective team
has been given proper development in their product and services in effective form. Effective
team of Volkswagen organisation has been made decision towards the company according to
needs of situation in their products and services in relevant format (Kinicki, Williams, Scott-
Ladd and Perry, 2014). Effective team of the company is pursuing its critical goals and
objectives in the company which can increase the profitability and productivity in the industry in
more efficient manner. Hence, it could be said that, an effective team of Volkswagen
organisation can assist the company to get sustainable growth in the market in effective ways.
Team formation is most necessary part for Volkswagen organisation in order to working
collaboratively with its all team members in respective manner. In case of team development
within the firm, its leaders need to make sure that, forming stage is the first stage of team
development in which all members are positive and polite. In addition to it, next stage is
storming in which the team moves into the storming phase, where people start to whcih again the
boundaries established in the forming stage. Apart from it, in norming stage, The team moves
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into norming stage, this is when people start to solving their disputes, appreciate colleagues etc.
then the team development schemes goes to the performing stage, in which they have to maintain
the performance stages of the company in industry, which delegate much work of team of
Volkswagen organisation.
Forming stage: In this stage, most team members are positive and polite. Some are anxious, as
they haven't fully understood what work the team will do. Others are simply excited about the
task ahead.
Storming: Next, the team moves into the storming phase, where people start to push against the
boundaries established in the forming stage. This is the stage where many teams fail.
Norming: Now that your team members know one another better, they may socialize together,
and they are able to ask one another for help and provide constructive feedback.
Performing: The team development schemes goes to the performing stage, in which they have to
maintain the performance stages of the company in industry, which delegate much work of team
of Volkswagen organisation.
Adjourning: Many teams will reach this stage eventually. For example, project teams exist for
only a fixed period, and even permanent teams may be disbanded through organizational
restructuring.
M.3. Analyse relevant team and group development theories to support the development of
dynamic co-operation
There are various kinds of team and group development theories presented by which
Volkswagen organisation can get sufficient development in its dynamic co-operation works in
the company in more relevant form.
Bruce Tuckman’s theory: this is most appropriate approach for Volkswagen Company in
order to formation of effective team development at the workplace in relevant form. However,
Bruce Tuckman’s has been formulated a model in 1965, which is broadly known for creation of
effective team building in the company in more sufficient manner. Tuckman’s model is
significant because of it defines about to proper format and phases of team building in the
company in relevant manner. He has been suggested that, each team grow in the organisation for
clearly defined stages in the company properly. Tuckman’s has said that, there are two major
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common factors are presented which is group structure and task activities in the team effectively.
He defines that, team evaluation method inclusion of four common stage which is as following:
Forming: This is the first stage of team formation in the company in which each
individual person has not effectively known each other in the team. In this stage, each person is
making efforts in respect to finding their proper place in the team efficiently (Burrell and
Morgan, 2017). They are finding the sizing of the group in the company and also determine that
why they are here in the company. The first step refer to the starting a new team in the
organisation in order to set up their equal goals in the team effectively.
Storming: In this second stage, every individual people in the team start to see
themselves as part of a team in the organisation effectively. However, in this stage each people in
the team making challenge to each other for completion of their separated activities. Team leader
require ensuring that, what is exact doing their team in the company and how all functions of the
team should be done as per its guidance in the company effectively. The conflict situation arising
in the stage.
Norming: In this stage, every individual team member start to come up with together and
making collaboration in order to completion of their task within the team effectively. They are
making efforts for developing methods, building group rules and also making sure that who does
what in the team efficiently in order to completion of their works in the company effectively.
Performing: This is the final stage of effective team formation in Volkswagen
organisation. In which every team member making major focus on proper completion of each
critical task of team within the corporation efficiently (Lawrence and Lee, 2013). Positive team
relationship is making contribution in order to formation of proper strategy in the company and
all of them working together effectively in order to performing individual and team collaborative
task in the company efficiently.
TASK 4
P.4. Apply concept and philosophies of OB within an organisational context and a given business
situation
This investigation is all about to the organisational behaviour in the company in effective
form. The concept of organisational behaviour defines about to organisation behaviour is a field
of study that investigates the impact that individual, group and structure have on behaviour
within the organisation in effective form, in case of Volkswagen organisation, there are numbers
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of human predictable natures is arising in the company in order to building an effective culture at
the workplace in effective form (Shore and Wright, 2015). In respect to understand human
behaviour in the company effectively, a specific field of faculty of knowledge is being developed
which is called organisation behaviour effectively. When tow of more person has been decided
to work together for common goals and objective, then an organisation has been born effectively.
The working culture of people in the organisation make creation of organisation behaviour in the
company effectively. The organisation behaviour concepts defines about action and behaviour of
communication at the workplace of each individual in order to effective organisational activities
is been done sufficiently. So according to philosophies of the organisation behaviour,
Volkswagen professionals require using of implementation of effective organisation behavioural
techniques that can be utilised by its professionals in terms of smoothly running of each work at
workplace in respective manner. It has examined that, philosophy defines that, organisation
behaviour can be applied by company to betterment of internal process and completion of each
business tasks in smooth form.
In case of Volkswagen organisation, they have specific kinds of organisational behaviour
at the workplace, which defines about each individual person and group of people have specific
type of behaviour which is followed by them in the company in order to completion of each
critical works in proper manner. Organisational culture refer to the perception of employees in
the company towards their business organisation must be in relevant format in order to
completion of each exercises in the company in effective form. This is not a proves of some
intelligent people necessity in the organisation which giving potential success to the company in
the industry in effective form. The manager of the company cannot combine the home life of an
employee to its office life. Organisation behaviour theory refer to the management process of the
firm at the workplace, this concept furnish effective values to organisational manager in proper
form which is, manager might faces several kinds of issues and challenges on daily basis in the
organisation (Schnurr and Chan, 2011). This is the process of effective leadership, decision
making process, team building and motivation and responsibility of each employees at the
workplace towards their business in relevant manner. These concepts also describe about to the
process of motivating employees in respect to raising productivity in the company in sufficient
form. Organisation philosophies refer to dealing with heavily in the culture of the company in the
industry in specific ways by which they regulate all works in the business in effective form.
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