R/650/2920 – Unit 20: Organisational Behaviour Management Sem. 2 Assignment 1 Brief

R/650/2920 – Unit 20: Learning Outcomes

LO4: Examine how power, politics and culture can be used to influence employee behaviour and accomplish organizational goals

Unit 20: Assignment activity and guidance

Organizational culture  is defined  as  a  system of  shared  meaning held  by members that distinguishes   the   organization   from  other  organizations  (Robin   and   Judge,   2018). Organisational politics refer to the use of power to affect decision making in an organization,sometimes   for   self-serving   and   organizationally   unsanctioned   behaviors   (Pullen   and Rhodes, 2014). Culture and politics are about feeling. Whether you deny or embrace, they are always there, exist within organisational contexts. Usually not written nor clearly stated,yet organisational culture and politics could be the most significant elements that constitute employee experience. Corporate culture and organisational politics can motivate employees or discourage them, and whether they be positive or negative, we all experience them everyday. To achieve organisational effectiveness, managers must be aware of and not ignoring the impact of culture and politics on employees’ emotion and behaviour.

You are required to select an organisation in Hanoi to analyse and evaluate the influence of culture, politics and power on the behaviour in the workplace and how to motivate individual sand teams  to achieve  the organisational goals.  It  is strongly  recommended that you  will interview some key managers and staff of the selected organisation to collect relevant data.Your analysis and evaluation should be conducted using various organisational cultures and motivational theories and be supported by relevant examples taken from your research of the   selected   organisation.   You   will   conclude   with   recommendations   on   how   your organisation could improve the performance of their employees to meet goals.

Specifically, your report should cover the followings:

1. An introduction to the organisation;
2. An analysis  of the selected organisation’s culture,  power  and politics situation using relevant theories  (e.g. Schein’s model, Handy’s model, power sources and power  tactics etc.)  and  their influence on individual and team behaviour and performance; and the accomplishment of organizational goals;Dùng lý thuyết phân tích
3. An  evaluation  of   the relationship  between   culture, politics,  power   in   the selected organisation and how the operation of power, politics and culture affect employee  behavior and the accomplishment of organizational goals; 
   
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4. Recommendations on how power, politics and culture can be used effectively in the organization to influence and direct employee behaviour towards the accomplishment of organizational goals.

R/650/2920 – Unit 20: Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria