Organisational Behaviour: Influence of Culture, Politics, and Power on Behavior and Performance

ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P 1 Analyze how an organization’s culture, politics and power influence individual and team
behavior and performance...........................................................................................................3
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5
P 2 Theories of Motivation..........................................................................................................5
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................8
P 3 Teams that are effective and teams that are ineffective.........................................................8
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................11
P 4 Concepts and Philosophies of Organizational Behavior.....................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behavior is the study of both group and individual performance and activity
within an organization. This area of study examines human behavior in a work environment and
determines its impact on job structure, performance, communication, motivation, leadership, etc.
Ryanair DAC is an Irish budget airline founded in 1984, headquartered in Swords, Dublin, with
its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports. It forms the largest part of
the Ryanair Holdings family of airlines, and has Ryanair UK, Buzz, Malta Air and Lauda as
sister airlines. This report contains issues such as Analyze how an organization’s culture, politics
and power influence individual and team behavior and performance. Theories of motivation that
is content and process theories. Teams that are effective and teams that are ineffective. Concepts
and Philosophies of Organizational Behavior (Barry and Wilkinson, 2016).
LO 1
P 1 Analyze how an organization’s culture, politics and power influence individual and team
behavior and performance.
Culture of organizations is based on the values, beliefs and ways of interacting which helps to
make a contribution in the company.
Handy’s Culture
Power Culture-
This aspect of culture states that some of the individuals who have the authority can
influence the working of the company. They are the ones who take decision for Ryanair and they
are the ones that are responsible for them. Employees of the company will be assessed so that
they can decide who is eligible for this type of power in the company.
Role Culture-
This type of power depends on the position that person has in the company. in order to
imply it rules are needed to be followed. It would be helpful if Ryanair makes everyone clear
about their role so that no one attempts the task or work which are out of their position.
Task Culture-

This culture emphasizes on dividing the team on the basis of task assigned to them.
Ryanair has a different method to which they assign the task to their employees on the basis of
their interest so that they can maintain the flow of productivity and increase the level of
efficiency. This culture will be suitable for the company as it will help to reduce the level of
complaints and improve the quality of service with that it will reflect changes in team and
individual.
Person Culture-
This aspect of culture states that every employee has their own way and style of
performing the task which helps them to link with others. This can be helpful for the company
when they want to complete a task with proficiency and special skills. This way they will be able
to improve and boost the confidence of team (Meima and Welford, 2016).
Types of Power with model by French and Raven-
Legitimate Power-
This type of power in the company is only obtained by the CEO or board of directors. It
is important to note that people are attracted to these individuals only because they want that
power. Other than this it does not stay with them forever. It will change when someone new is
appointed.
Reward Power-
This power is concerned with awarding or rewarding employees on the basis of their
performance after their evaluation such as raise, bonus and incentives. It is important to note that
this power will help them to keep the employees of the company motivated and put more of their
efforts which is beneficial for Ryanair. Employees will only be influenced by the value of the
reward. In order to improve the flow of service it is necessary that Ryanair implies this power in
their company as this will keep the employees motivated be it team or individual they will work
hard in order to earn a reward.
Coercive Power-