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Table of Content










Introduction








-Define organizational behaviour and
briefly
explain its importance.







IBM



Case Study










LO3- Team Building and Team Development Theories




·

IBM Company Overview






Provide


a very brief introduction of IMB (no more than 7 lines: what is IBM, their vision, objectives, and products)



·

Effective Team vs. Ineffective Team





P3


-Explain what makes an effective team as opposed (compared) to an ineffective team in an organisation.






·

Team Definition






What is a team, what are its types (name it only), and then
you must explain virtual team.



·

Effective Team Key Features








Explain





what would make it
possible
for teams in company like IBM to achieve their
objectives.
Here you need to provide at
least 4 points
on effectiveness and you
Must
draw
examples
from
IBM
to support your answers. In your discussion make sure you cover virtual team as well.





·

Ineffective Team Key Features








Explain





what would make it
impossible
for teams in company like IBM to achieve their
objectives.
Here you need to provide at least 4 points that makes ineffective team and you
Must
draw
examples
from IBM case study to support your answers. In your discussion make sure you cover virtual team as well.








·

Team Development Theories






M3


-Analyse relevant team and group development theories to support the development of dynamic cooperation.



·

Briefly explain


Tuckman theory and then
analyse
how can IBM use/apply the theory to build strong and effective teams that enables the development of dynamic cooperation.




·

Briefly explain


Belbin theory and then
analyse
how can IBM use/apply the theory to build strong and effective teams that enables the development of dynamic cooperation.





LO4- Concepts and Philosophies of Organisational Behaviour






P4/M4
-


Apply concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour such as Path-goal theory, Social Capital theory, and Contingency theory to IBM to explain how or in which way they can be used to improve performance and productivity in IBM; and evaluate how it informs and influences behaviour in both a positive and negative way.


















Note


: here you can attempt P4 and M4 together by providing evaluation of the two chosen theories along with the application.











Choose at
least 2
of concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour







1.

Path goal theory










§
Briefly Explain the theory








§
Apply it to IBM: explain how can IBM use the theory to
improve

performance


and
productivity within IBM.











§

Evaluation of how the theory inform and influence the behaviours










o
Benefit:










o
Limitation:










2.

Social Capital Theory












§
Explain the theory










§
Apply it to IBM: explain how can IBM use the theory to
improve

performance


and
productivity within IBM.












§

Evaluation of how the theory inform and influence the behaviours










o
Benefit:










o
Limitation:










3.

Contingency Theory












§
Explain the theory










§
Apply it to IBM: explain how can IBM use the theory to
improve

performance


and
productivity within IBM.












§

Evaluation of how the theory inform and influence the behaviours










o
Benefit:










o
Limitation:











Own Conclusion











The conclusion is a must as part of the application and evaluation process.























D2


- Critically analyse and evaluate the relevance of team development theories in context of organisational behaviour concepts and philosophies that influence behaviour in the work place of IBM.











In LO3 you have discussed the importance of having effective team; in light of the issues that stems out of ineffective team that has negative impact on the development of the organization. Belbin and Tuckman’s theories highlighted the stages of building a team and the challenges faced during these stages. These challenges need to be tackled through the effective use of concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour (which you covered in LO4) during these stages to influence the behaviour of the team positively during the team development stages. Therefore, to meet the assessment criteria of D2 you have to:
Critically
analyse
and
evaluate:










§
The
importance of Belbin and Tuckman’s team development theories in relation to
influencing
behaviours in IBM; in doing so explain the
benefits and limitations
of both Tuckman
and Belbin theories; and then















§
Analyse how to enhance the benefits and minimise the limitations of the theories by using the
concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour (here you need to take into account the limitations of these theories discussed in LO4).











·

Distinction requirements

:












o
You need to provide critical analysis, and that in application to IBM.










o
You must support your answer with examples from IBM and its competitors.












o
Proper referencing, especially in-text citation.











































Apple Inc.



Case Study
















LO1- The Impact of Apple’s Organizational Culture, Power and Politics













P1/M1


-

Critically analyse how Apple’s culture, politics and power can influence the behaviour and performance of individuals and team such as job satisfaction, quality of work, innovation, etc.








Note


: here you can attempt P1 and M1 together by providing critical analysis; however, simple analysis will lead to pass only (P1)









·

Apple Company Overview








Provide


a very brief introduction of Apple (No more than 7 lines: what is Apple, their vision, objectives, and products).





·

Apple Organizational Culture, Politics and Power “Approach and Impact”






The focus of this LO is the impact/effect of the adopted organizational culture, power, and politics on the behaviour of individual and team. The key word here is the behaviour; which does have an impact on the

employees’ motivation, development, and innovation that will in turn affect their job satisfaction, quality of work, and hence the organizational performance.












To achieve this LO, start by defining the concepts of organizational culture, power and politics,
then identify the
adopted
approach (organizational culture, power and politics) by Apple Inc.,
and then
discuss and critically analyse the impact of the adopted approach on individual and team where you
need
to consider the impact of the adopted approach on employees’ motivation, development, and innovation, which will affect the quality of work, job satisfaction, and hence organizational performance. Support your answer with examples.

















Critical analysis:


Make sure you provide in-depth critical analysis; where you need to support your answer with examples, and make sure you cover both individual and team. The main steps to critical analysis of the impact of the adopted approach are: the adopted approach is good because it is leading to the following positive impacts (you explain it); however, this approach can also lead the following negative impacts (you explain it); therefore, in my view, to avoid the negative impacts of the adopted approach, Apple should (here you add your suggestion and views).
Also, make sure you do you citations and reference it accurately using Harvard Reference System.









LO2-



Content and Process Motivational Theories






















P2

-
Evaluate how Maslow’s or Herzberg’s Content Theories and Vroom’s process theory of motivational techniques enables effective achievement of goals in Apple.












Inset your presentation here where you need to cover the followings


:









·

Motivation











Briefly define motivation and highlights its role and importance.









·

Content Motivational Theory “Maslow /Herzberg Motivational Theory”











Briefly discuss


the concept and model of Maslow

or


Herzberg’s (just one of the theories) content theories and
evaluate
its usefulness (advantages and limitations) in achieving the goals or objectives of Apple.












·

Process Motivational Theory “Vroom Expectancy Theory”











Briefly discuss


the concepts and model of Vroom’s expectancy theory of process, and

evaluate


its
usefulness
(advantages and limitations) in achieving the goals or objectives of Apple.













·

Own Conclusion










The own conclusion is a

Must

, as the valuation steps are

advantages and limitation, and own conclusion/point of view based on your
evaluation of both theories.























M2


- Critically evaluate how to influence the behaviour of others; such as emotional intelligence and soft skills of managers; through the effective application of behavioural motivational theories and concepts and model, namely Reinforcement Theory and Equity Theory. You should support your points with practical examples from Apple Inc.












Behaviouristic approach examines how motives are learned and how internal drives and external goals interact with learning to produce behaviour; accordingly, different theories were developed; such as
Reinforcement Theory and the Equity Theory; so critically evaluate the use of this theories by Apple as follows:










·

Reinforcement Theory














Explain


the concepts and models of
Reinforcement Theory, and then











Critically evaluate





how
Reinforcement Theory
can be used to influence the
behaviour
of
individuals
and
teams
within Apple. Here you need to assess in details the positive and negative impacts of the application of the theory, and
MUST provide your own conclusions. Make sure you support you answer with examples from Apple and other organizations as example for improvement.













·

Equity Theory











Explain


the concepts and models of
Equity Theory, and then











Critically evaluate





how Equity theory can be used to influence the
behaviour
of
individuals
and
teams
within Apple. Here you need to assess in details the positive and negative impacts of the application of the theory, and
MUST provide your own conclusions. Make sure you support you answer with examples from Apple and other organizations as example for improvement.























D1

-Critically evaluate the relationship between culture, politics, power and motivation that enables teams and organisations to succeed, providing justified recommendations.










·

Discuss


the
link
between culture, politics, power and motivation, and then










·

Critically evaluate


how
they (culture, politics, power
and
motivation) can be
effectively
combined to bring
success
to a team.

















·
Provide justified recommendations; support your answer with
strong
points and examples in relation to the given organisation Apple.












Distinction requirements

:











o
You need to provide adequate critical evaluation in application to Apple Inc.










o
You should support your answer with examples.












o
Proper referencing, especially in-text citation.












Conclusion










Provide a general brief conclusion to your findings in both case studies IMB and Apple.










List of References













·
You must using Harvard Referencing Style; where a list must be provided in addition to having adequate and relevant in-text references within the report.
Make sure you use varied sources of books, journals and websites; do not use only











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