Organizational Behaviour - Ryanair Solved Assignment

ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Activity 1 ........................................................................................................................................2
a) Organization culture along with nature of power and political...............................................2
ACTIVITY 2....................................................................................................................................4
a) Evolution of content and process theory of motivation in context of Ryanair........................4
ACTIVITY 3....................................................................................................................................6
a) Application of theories for increasing efficiency is Ryanair teams.........................................6
b) Improvement of performance and productivity of Ryanair by applicability of path goal
theory and resistance of change.................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behaviour is study of human behaviour in organization establishing
connection and link between organization and human behaviour along with organization itself.
These research justify individual behaviour along with role of organization and focus on
developing organizational theory and development of effective conceptualization for
organizational life and along with being multi disciplinary field of these are influenced by
development in economics, sociology, psychology and engineering. Ryanair is Irish budget
airline established by David Bonderman, Michael O'Leary and Peter Bellew on 28 November
1984 headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland along with primary functional bases in London
Stansted airports and Dublin. The firm possess over 300 aircraft operating in around 2000 daily
operations and destinations. The report will address its organizational culture along with affect
of power and politics of management affecting staff feeling, behaviour and performances.
Further report will address applicability of content and process theory of motivation for
positively influencing staff performances and finally applicability of Belbin team types along
with Tuckman and Jensen group development models will justify further efficiency in their team
and further how path goal theory and resistance of change will boost productivity and
performances of Ryanair.
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Activity 1
a) Organization culture along with nature of power and political.
Ryanair organizational culture can be evaluated through use of Handy's topology that
include.
Power culture
The type state in an organization power is held by few individuals who are responsible to
influence the organization. The type involves few rules and regulations where the ones possess
power decide what will happen which results in quick decision making as it radiated decisions
from the centre. The applicability of such practices in Ryanair managers and directors will focus
setting standards of work practices for employees such as performance standard setting
benchmark for airlines activities along with training in fields to boost staff their performances
ensuring customer satisfaction and attainment of profit for the organization (Borkowski, 2015).
Role culture
The type of culture in an organization is based on rules. Individuals in these cultures are
highly controlled with everyone performing their roles and responsibilities. These cultures are
based on chain of command from the top culture which conclude slow implementation of
decision along with fewer risks alongside. Applicability of practices in Ryanair will justify
individual performing their justified roles and responsibilities such as customer satisfaction
department will work on creating influencing environment for work practices along with training
manager along with human resource will ensure staffing stability and effective training practices
(Borkowski, 2016).
Task culture
Task culture focuses on formation of team to address specific problems or even projects.
These practices consider shifting of power depending on member of team and status of problem.
Right mix of skills, personalities and leadership will attain effective creativity and productivity
so on case on Ryanair they will focus on development of team of individuals to ensure they work
on effective customer satisfaction and attain practices stabilizing their staff moment putting
business operations of airlines through tough times (Boufounou and Avdi, 2016).
Person culture
Individuals in this case see themselves as unique and superior among others but concept
occurs I organizations for people to ensure their own work. Practices being ensured by Ryanair
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