Fly-By-Night Aviation: Behavior Analysis
Fly-By-Night Aviation: Behavior Analysis of the Organization
September 30, 2013
Fly-By-Night Aviation: Behavior Analysis of the Organization Fly-By-Night Aviation is similar to other organizations and yet it is unlike any other organization. This organization has it very own special problems and sets of circumstances that make this organization very unique. The culture of the organization is similar to what the cultural makeup of other organization that exists in today’s global markets. Communication within the organization is a complex as a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. Through the technical advances made in communications the organization is able to function as a virtual organization with dispersed sections. Like other …show more content…
Top-Down authority as defined by Max Weber (1922) that start or originates at the top person and flows downward to the lower levels and is derived from tradition, charisma, and law (Baack, 2012). Fly-By-Night Aviation is like thousands of other organizations that are constructed of the same Top-Down authority based leadership. This leadership directs organizational members to conduct activities and operations that may not be pleasing to all personnel affected by these processes. There is some leeway incorporated into this organizations Top-Down authority approach to leadership. Members of the organization can at any time file a safety concern through official channels and they have the authority to call “knock it off”, putting a stop to any activity that has the possibility of causing the loss of life to any person of the loss of organizational equipment (aircraft). In this sense of the “knock it off” statement, the organization has granted authority to the lower level of employees. Thus, the organization is also of the bottom-up authority in some instances (Baack, 2012). One positive aspect of this combined approach to authority is that the employees have become empowered and feel that what they say and do matters to
September 30, 2013
Fly-By-Night Aviation: Behavior Analysis of the Organization Fly-By-Night Aviation is similar to other organizations and yet it is unlike any other organization. This organization has it very own special problems and sets of circumstances that make this organization very unique. The culture of the organization is similar to what the cultural makeup of other organization that exists in today’s global markets. Communication within the organization is a complex as a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. Through the technical advances made in communications the organization is able to function as a virtual organization with dispersed sections. Like other …show more content…
Top-Down authority as defined by Max Weber (1922) that start or originates at the top person and flows downward to the lower levels and is derived from tradition, charisma, and law (Baack, 2012). Fly-By-Night Aviation is like thousands of other organizations that are constructed of the same Top-Down authority based leadership. This leadership directs organizational members to conduct activities and operations that may not be pleasing to all personnel affected by these processes. There is some leeway incorporated into this organizations Top-Down authority approach to leadership. Members of the organization can at any time file a safety concern through official channels and they have the authority to call “knock it off”, putting a stop to any activity that has the possibility of causing the loss of life to any person of the loss of organizational equipment (aircraft). In this sense of the “knock it off” statement, the organization has granted authority to the lower level of employees. Thus, the organization is also of the bottom-up authority in some instances (Baack, 2012). One positive aspect of this combined approach to authority is that the employees have become empowered and feel that what they say and do matters to