Essay H-508-0525 – Analyse the Influence of Culture, Politics and Power – Review Writing – Management Assignment Help

Assignment Task

 

Assignment Task
Assignment Title – Organisational Behaviour
LO 01 Analyse the influence of culture, politics and power on the behaviour of others in an organisational context.
LO 02 Evaluate how to motivate individuals and teams to achieve a goal.
LO 03 Demonstrate an understanding of how to cooperate effectively with others.
LO 04 Apply concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour to a given business situation.

Review of Literature and Contextual Application
A review of literature is an essential component of research. You to undertake extensive academic reading from at least 08 to 10 Journal Articles. You are required to critically evaluate the concepts, theories and philosophies of Culture, Power, Politics and Motivation in an organization. Attempt the tasks given below to ultimately provide justified recommendations for organisations such that they are able to influence behavior of others to achieve organizational goals as well as succeed. You will submit this task in the following given format:
 

Introduction
Review academically published papers to define and explain Organizational Behavior and its relationship with productivity and organizational success.

Literature Review
Review academically published concepts, theories and philosophies of culture, politics, power and motivation to critically analyse how they ‘individually’ impact/influence an individual in an organization, team behavior and performance.

Discussion and Analysis
From the review of literature done above critically evaluate the relationship and establish a link between culture, politics, power, and motivation. Do so by comparing their concepts, theories, and philosophies. Present the similarities and dissimilarities between them to ascertain an understanding as to how they ‘collectively’ enable teams and organizations to achieve their goals and succeed.
Evaluate how content theories (i.e., Maslow, Herzberg and Alderfer) and process theories (i.e., Vroom, Adams, Latham, and Locke) of motivation enables effective achievement of goals.
Critically analyse the use of Tuckman’s Team Building Theory in building co-operation within teams and the Belbin’s Team Typology to evaluate the role, behavior and expected performance of team members. Explain what makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team. Discuss what factors are instrumental in teams effectively achieving their objectives and identify those aspects which threaten successful achievement and cohesive group work.
Critically analyse and evaluate the relevance of the Belbin’s Typology and Tuckman Team Development Theory you discussed above for improving business performance and productivity in organisations by citing examples.

Recommendations and Conclusion
Finally, critically evaluate how to influence the behaviour of others in an organisation through the effective application of these theories, concepts, and models (i.e., Emotional Intelligence, Soft Skills, Situational Leadership, Psychodynamics etc.). Based on the critical evaluation done above, provide justified recommendations to enhance team and organisational performance.