Introduction
Stephen Robbins and A.J.B UBRIN think organisational behavior (OB) includes three interrelated influence and contact area of research: the behavior of the individual level, the group level and the organisational level behavior.
This report will research a variety of organisational behavior theories.The following report will start with comparing and contrasting different the organisational structure and culture within Siemens to another organisation. Other parts of the report will focus on individual behavior,organisational theory,motivational theories and the impact of team work on organisational performance.
Organisational Culture and Structure
Richard L.D considers that organisation was a clear goal, a well-designed structure and coordinating the activities of the system, social entities associated with the external environment. Along with the development of the economy, organisational culture's influence on employee behavior is the most used more and more big, in general, organisational culture is refers to the organisation in long-term survival and development for the organisation which is formed by the holdings of members and is said to follow the value of the system. Organisational structure refers to all members of the organisation to achieve organisational goals and the division of writing, the scope of duties, responsibilities, rights, etc formed by the structure of the system. Developing the ideas of Harrison , Handy describes four main type of organisational cultures: the power culture; Role culture and task culture, and the person culture.
By the case of Siemens, Siemens is a combination of all four cultural types and matrix structure. In Siemens five hundred thousand employees in the company,...
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Coercive Power:This is felt when a leader creates the perception of a threat.
Personal Power:Influence gained by persuasion.
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