Critical Analysis of a Sports Organisation - The Australian Grand Prix Association

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Critical Analysis of a Sports Organisation
[The Australian Grand Prix Association]
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Table of Contents
Part 1................................................................................................................................................2
Module 5:.....................................................................................................................................2
13. Sources of individual and organisational power................................................................2
14. The influence of consultant...............................................................................................3
15. The political landscape of the organisation.......................................................................3
16. Cases of conflict in the organisation..................................................................................4
Module 6:.....................................................................................................................................5
17. Decision making................................................................................................................5
18. Organisational culture........................................................................................................5
19. “Peter Drucker once stated ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast.”......................................6
20. Management of organisational culture..............................................................................6
21. A behavioural approach to leadership...............................................................................7
Part 2 Recommendations, Rationale and Implications –.................................................................8
References......................................................................................................................................14

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Part 1
Module 5:
13. Sources of individual and organisational power
The sources of an individual power can be of many types such as (Brown, Colville & Pye, 2015):
 Legitimate power
 Reward power
 Referent power
 Coercive power
 Expert power
In the context of the Australian Grand Prix Association, the Individual Sources of Power are
legitimate power, reward power and expert power. An individual in this organisation such as the
CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Association uses his authority acquired through the power he
has, in providing an upper hand to all the activities performed in the organisation. In this way,
the CEO uses legitimate power. The CEO is responsible for major corporate decisions and
managing the organisational resources. In this way, the CEO of the Australian Grand Prix
Association uses expert power. Expert power is something, which is generated from one's special
knowledge (Hargrave & Van de Ven, 2017). The CEO also has the control to reward anyone for
his or her performance. In this regard, the reward is the source of individual power (Hargrave &
Van de Ven, 2017).
The Organisational Sources of Power can have various sub-types like centrality,
acquisition and control of resources, etc. There are various sources of power for the Australian
Grand Prix Association; however, acquisition and control of resources is the dominant of all.

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This is evidenced in a fact that the company has a strategic alliance with three majorly reputed
car companies Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari. It is to be noted that these car brands are mostly
used for formula 1 racing. The Australian Grand Prix Association with this strategic alliance
ensures highly packed parks during formula 1 racing.
a. Power whether legitimised or delegitimised
The Australian Grand Prix Association is a highly reputed Australian and a globally
popular company. The individual and organisational power structure in this company are
legitimised. This is evidenced in official contracts with three major car companies Mercedes,
Ferrari and McLaren. Moreover, they have the rights to arrange formula 1 racing twice every
year.
14. The influence of consultant
There are various tactics through which political power can be used and applied to a
situation within the organisation setting. One of these tactics is “Controlling Information” that
means suppressing detrimental information while emphasizing only the supportive pieces of
information. The tactic can be used to strengthen an individual position within the organization
(Rigon, 2017). Similarly, the use of outside experts such as a consultant helps to legitimise a
political position. An external consultant is expert in and also has access to various tools, which
the consultant uses to analyse a situation. The findings of the analysis become a source of
information for an individual in the organisation, which he or she uses to strengthen their power
as well as their political capabilities (Hughes & Sasse, 2016).
15. The political landscape of the organisation