Analysing Leadership and Management in Australian Grand Prix Corp

This document presents a question and answer format report focusing on leadership and management within a sports organization, likely using the Australian Grand Prix as a case study. It explores various aspects such as sources of power within the organization (legitimate, expert, referent, coercive, and reward), the role of consultants in improving strategies and management skills, and the impact of the political landscape on organizational performance. The report also delves into decision-making processes, organizational culture, and the application of management principles, emphasizing the importance of leadership skills, environmental maintenance, and employee motivation in fostering a positive organizational culture. Behavioral theories of leadership, such as participative leadership and situational decision-making, are also discussed in the context of sports management. Desklib provides access to this and other solved assignments to support students.

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Table of Contents
ANSWER TO QUESTION 13........................................................................................................2
ANSWER TO QUESTION 14........................................................................................................3
ANSWER TO QUESTION 15........................................................................................................3
ANSWER TO QUESTION 17........................................................................................................4
ANSWER TO QUESTION 18........................................................................................................5
ANSWER TO QUESTION 19........................................................................................................5
ANSWER TO QUESTION 20........................................................................................................6
ANSWER TO QUESTION 21........................................................................................................6
Reference:........................................................................................................................................8

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ANSWER TO QUESTION 13
The case study of this present case is based on the Australian Grand Prix. It is a formula
one motor race and oldest motor racing program in Australia. It has a strong sports history and
the organizational power of the organization is quite effective. The success of an organization is
depending on the organizational structure, performance and organizational change. The role of
the individuals in the operation of the organization play an important role and they are holding
certain powers regarding their posts in the organization. However, in an organization, there are
certain sources of power exercising by the individuals related to the sports organization. The
powers can be categorized as the legitimate power, expert power, referent power, coercive power
and reward power (Næss, 2017). Legitimate power derives from the position of the individual in
the organization. For an example, CEO of the organization is enjoying the legitimate positional
power. Expert power derives from the knowledge of the member. It is their problem solving
skills valuable for the future of the organization. Referent power originated from the
interpersonal relationship skill of the board member such as the CEO. Further, reward power can
be observed in between every board members of the organization. In this case, they are
influencing the allocation of the incentives. All these powers help an organization to be
developed. However, there are certain coercive powers exercising by the members of the sport
organization.
The powers within an organization can be legitimated with the application of legal rules.
Further, the powers should follow the rules prescribed by the Australian Sports Commission.

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ANSWER TO QUESTION 14
Consultants are playing an important role in the sports organization. The main duty of a
consultant is to analyze the strategies, structure and management skills of any sports. They help
to provide fruitful suggestion regarding the tactics of the game and work as a resourceful
employee of the organization. Further, the management consultants help to improve the business
by solving the disputes and finding a better way for doing things. In addition to this, the
consultants are playing an important role in case of development of the organization and
reducing the cost of the business. Certain challenges are existed in sports organization and being
one of the oldest sports organizations, Australian Grand Prix has certain challenges to be faced.
A good and experienced consultant can reduce the burden of pressure on the organization by
thoroughly analyzed the strategies and management skills (Morgan & Taylor, 2017). Further,
Smith (2010) opines that sports industry is instable. Therefore, the consultants will help to make
an outline regarding the organizational changes and identify the political framework and
resources within the organization.
ANSWER TO QUESTION 15
The term political landscape denotes any particular activity. Further, the political
landscape defines the current state of things. An organizational performance is based on three
outcomes such as financial performance, product market performance and shareholder return.
Considering the definition of the political landscape, it can be stated Australian Grand Prix
Corporation is setting out annual sports report for Melbourne and particularly deal with motor
race. Power and politics play a significant role in case of business operation. Organizational
effectiveness helps to achieve the organizational aim. It includes talent management,
organizational design and leadership development.

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However, certain conflicts regarding the funding have been cropped up during the course
of business. The State government backs major part of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation
(AGPC) funding. The grand prix sport has helped to increase the gross state product. The
conflict has been cropped up regarding the financial decisions taken by the AGPC authorities.
The main sources regarding the conflicts is the organizational change made in this organization.
Certain differences in the interpersonal relationship have been made. Certain processes are there
to resolve the dilemmas such as accommodating strategy, avoidance strategy, collaboration
theory, compromising strategy and competition strategy.
ANSWER TO QUESTION 17
In an organization, decision-making plays an important role, as an effective decision can
lead to the better future. It is an essential part of the modern management. The term can be
defined as a course of action that is chosen from set of alternatives with an intention to achieve
the target. In the words of Trewatha and Newport, “Decision-making involves the selection of a
course of action from among two or more possible alternatives in order to arrive at a solution for
a given problem”. In any organization, the managers are making the important decisions to
resolve the disputes (Jones, Newsome & Macbeth, 2016). The conditions that influence a
decision are certainty, risks and uncertainty. There are two kinds of decision-making process:
classical model and administrative model. There are certain key differences in between them. In
classical model, the problems should be clear and the decision should be rational. In
administrative model, before making any decision, the decision maker should have to understand
the basis of the problem first.

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ANSWER TO QUESTION 18
The social and psychological environment of an organization is known as the
organizational culture. In the words of Needle, organizational culture denotes the collective
values and principle of organizational members in a company. Further, the history, product,
market, technology, strategy, vision, values and language of a company fall within the definition
of the organizational culture. According to Bernard Rosauer, "Organizational culture is
an emergence – an extremely complex incalculable state that results from the combination of a
few simple ingredients such as employees, work criteria and customer”.
However, the organizational culture should have to manifest properly; otherwise, it will
create conflict in the organization. Therefore, a behavioral regularity is necessary to be applied.
Certain ideologies are to be adopted to apply the organizational culture in an effective way
(Mirriahi et al., 2015). Further, the habits of thinking, guiding perceptions, language and thinking
capacities of the organization are also helped the process of proper manifestation of
organizational culture.
ANSWER TO QUESTION 19
In case of business management, there are certain applications exist. One of the effective
quotes regarding the same is “culture eats strategy for breakfast” that has been quoted by Peter
Drucker. Practically, it means that the success of an organizational plan depends on the proper
implementation. According to this theory, if the people of the organization are not passionate
about making any changes in the workplace, implementation of plan could not be effective in
nature. In addition to this, a normal business strategy will also not be applied fruitfully. This
quotation has certain positive application in case of the organizational plan. It helps to create a

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clear vision for the company. It motivates the employees so that they can be productive and
efficient in nature. This quotation helps to maintain a strong cultural atmosphere in the
organization. Therefore, application of this quotation is justifiable for the development of the
organization.
ANSWER TO QUESTION 20
In an organization, the culture can be managed through certain processes such as good
leadership skill, effective environment maintenance, diversification training, and employee
motivational program. A good leadership skill is the primary requirements in case of
maintenance of proper organizational culture. Proper implementations of the policies are based
on the skills of a leader. It has been observed that the leaders are motivating the employees too.
This helps to establish proper cultural atmosphere in the organization (Waniganayake et al.,
2018). Further, the environment of the workplace should also be acceptable and motivational for
the employees. In addition to this, it is the duty of the employers and the business leaders to
encourage the employees to follow the organizational perspectives. In case of any diversification,
proper training should give to the employees and in this case, the employers should have to take
active participation in the program. Certain changes should have to make in case of cultural
leadership. These will help to maintain proper organizational culture in the company.
ANSWER TO QUESTION 21
Leadership is a skill that helps to develop the base of an organization. It encompasses the
ability of an individual to resolve a dispute and motivate the employees in a manner so that they
could help the organizations to achieve its target and create a proper environment within the
workplace. There are certain behavioral theories to encounter the behavior of the leaders and it

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concentrates on the marketing potentials and specific response made by the leaders. According to
Dr. Rensis Likert, the behavior of the leaders should be encouraging, observing, listening and
mentoring. He has introduced the theory of participative leadership. According to the trait theory,
the performance of the individual helps to differentiate in between the leaders and non-leaders.
However, trait theory is not applicable to this case, as it fails to consider the situational variables
(Garrick et al., 2014). According to Smith, sports are instable in nature and therefore, a leader in
sports category should have to take situational decisions. The Michigan studies have
concentrated on the orientation ability of the leaders and therefore, in case of sports, this theory
can be proved to be an effective behavioral approach. Further the strategies taken by the leaders
help to make a drastic change in the operational works of an organization.

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