Influence of Power, Culture & Politics on Behaviour

Organisational
Behaviour

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Analysis of influence of power, culture & politics on individual as well as Team behaviour
................................................................................................................................................3
M1 Critically analyse how culture, power and politics of a company can impact individual as
well as team behaviour and performance...............................................................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P2 Process & Content motivation theory...............................................................................7
M2 Critically evaluate how to influence the behaviour of others through the effective
application of behavioural motivational theories, concepts and models................................9
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P3 Effective as well as Ineffective teams..............................................................................9
M3 Analysis of relevant team & group development theories in order to support the
development of cooperation in effective teams....................................................................11
Task 4.............................................................................................................................................11
P4 Explain philosophies and theories in relation with organisational behaviour and business
situation................................................................................................................................11
M4 Evaluate how concepts & philosophies of organizational behaviour inform as well as
influence behaviour within a given business situation.........................................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Organisational behaviour is defined as a set of activities associated with predicting,
understanding and influencing behaviour of an individual working in the company. In addition to
this, it is the study & an application of Knowledge which shows how employees are act or
behave in an organisation. It is analysed that study of individual behaviour helps an entity to
increase the performance level of employees which has direct impact productivity of an
organisation (Jacobs and Manzi, 2020). There are various factors that is involved in studying of
behaviour is motivation, job structure, communication, leadership & many more. In the present
report, Ryanair is taken into consideration. It is an Irish Budget airline that is established in the
year 1984. The organisation was founded by David Bonderman and it serve services in more
than 225 locations. The present report will cover influence of politics, culture and power on
behaviour of teams and individuals. In addition to this, there is a discourse about motivational
theories which is process and content theory. Further, the report aims to difference among
effective and ineffective teams. Later, the concept & philosophies of OB is cover in the present
report.
TASK 1
P1 Analysis of influence of power, culture & politics on individual as well as Team behaviour
The main objective of conducting study of organisational behaviour is to gain an insight
about performance level of employees working in an organisation. It help top level management
to satisfy the requirements of employees and fulfil them so that assist in retaining staff members
with organisation for longer time period. The managers of Ryanair analyse that companies is
facing competition that impact on their performance level. In order to gain an insight about the
reason, it is analysing the impact of power, culture & politics on the behaviour of staff members
and teams as well.
Power: It is basically an quality of a person to assign or give duties to the employees
prevailing in the company. It is determine that In Ryanair, the power is in the hands of top level
management in order to take decision and assign duties as well as responsibility to employees.
Power is of different types that is given below:

Coercive power: It is consider as the power wherein managers have the right to give
punishment to staff members, if all the rules as well as regulations is not properly followed by
them in a proper manner. Acquisition of such form of power by managers of Ryanair might
develop negative mind set of staff members that has direct impact on performance of company in
a negative way.
Reward power: Herein, the power is associated with providing rewards to employees of
their good performance which motivate or encourage them to work with full zeal and enhance
the productivity of organisation. In relation to Ryanair, adoption of such type of power will help
company to develop confidence and performance level of staff members as taking rewards make
then feel valued and important at workplace. In addition to this, it will also leads to increase in
profitability and revenue of company in an appropriate manner.
Referent power: It is determine that an organisation adopt such form of power in order to
influence or encourage staff members to perform all activities in a proper and effective manner.
Adoption of referent power by top level management of Ryanair assist in developing good
relation with employees and to gain growth & development in a proper manner.
Legitimate power: In this type of power, managers have the right to take decision
regarding implementation of all the activities and operations as well. In relation to Ryanair, this
type of power develop negative mind set of people and also decline their creativity level.
Illustration 1: Differnt types of power