Organisational Behaviour Assignment : Ryanair

ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART-1............................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Analysis of how Ryanair's culture, politics and power influence individual and team
behaviour and performance....................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Evaluation of how content and process theories of motivation and motivational techniques
enable effective achievement of goals....................................................................................5
PART-2............................................................................................................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
Explanation of what makes an effective team as opposed to an ineffective team.................8
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
Application of concepts and philosophies of organisational behaviour within a business
situation................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Organisational Behaviour refers to an effective study of actions and behavioural patterns
of individuals in a company. In addition to this, it means an effective interface between the same
of employees as well as the firm itself. The report below is based on Ryanair, which is one of the
biggest aviation organisation in the UK with 130 million customers per year and more than 2000
flights per day (Ryanair: Facts and Figures, 2019). It is divided in two pars, where the Part 1
covers a detailed analysis of influence of culture, politics and power on behaviour of others in
the company. It also covers evaluation of how to motivate individuals and teams to achieve a
goal. Part 2 of the report undertakes demonstration of an understanding of how to cooperate
effectively with others alongside application of concepts and philosophies of organisational
behaviour to a specific situation within the company.
PART-1
TASK 1
Analysis of how Ryanair's culture, politics and power influence individual and team behaviour
and performance
Ryanair is an aviation organisation which was founded in 1985 in County Dublin. The
firm has more than $1 million annual revenue with almost 11,500 employees (Ryanair's
Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions, 2019).Within the firm,
it is necessary to improve performance of the organisation through implementing an effective
organisational culture. However, to improve the performance of the firm, it is essential to analyse
how organisational culture, politics and power influence individual as well as team behaviour
and performance. This analysis is mentioned below:
Organisational Culture:
This refers to the the beliefs, attitudes, norms as well as ideologies which is supported,
promoted as well as exercised within an organisation. To better analyse its influence on the
individual and team behaviour and performance, there are different types of cultures within an
organisations which were presented by Charles Handy (Charles Handy Model, 2018.). These are
mentioned below:
 Power Culture:
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Within this organisational culture, the power is centralised on just a few individuals
within the company and these individuals possess effective decision making power within the
firm. All the major decisions within the company are taken by few individuals within the power
as well as spontaneous decision making could be expected (Katou, 2015). This culture could
have a negative impact on individual behaviour as there will not be any sort of consideration
which would be provided to their personal judgements as well as innovative thinking. Similarly,
in case of team behaviour, all the groups and teams within organisation would be effectively
subjected to demotivation as they would be just be required to follow orders provided to them by
their superiors. However, as per the performance is considered, organisational performance
might improve for companies adopting this culture as there could be quick decision making
within the firm, which would ensure better handling of operations within the organisation.
 Role Culture:
If this culture is adopted by an organisation, authority and power would be delegated
within the overall structure of the company. Hierarchical bureaucracies would be formulated
where derivation of power would be from position of an individual with existence of little
opportunity for expert power. This affects individual behaviour in an effective manner, as better
performance could be expected as there are odds present within the company where these
individuals could experience specialist expertise. As for team behaviour, this culture might be
exhausting for individuals seeking power and are more result oriented than task. With
standardisation and formalisation in place, this culture could enhance the performance of
employees as it promotes a strong functional structure and a well controlled environment
(Kitchin, 2017).
 Task Culture:
As the name suggests, this type of culture is task oriented, where organisation is divided
into several teams and groups, to achieve a set purpose. For individual behaviour, this culture
fosters the same as the whole focus is on getting the job done for which the firm moulds
individuals' objectives from that of the company's, thus, enhancing satisfaction levels of
individuals. It also improves team behaviour as outcomes delivered by teams precede individual
goals. Its influence is much widely dispersed than other organisational cultures. It also has an
influence on performance of the company as according to the same, the firm could perform at its
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