HRM 548 Week 2 InterClean EnviroTech Merger Paper
InterClean-EnviroTech Merger
Kyla Brown
HRM 548
March 2, 2015
Janis White
InterClean-EnviroTech Merger
In this scenario, InterClean, had a plan in place that would assist the sanitation company in increasing its profitability. In doing so, there was a possibility of having to completely restructure the sales teams and marketing strategies that were already in place. The CEO of InterClean, David Spencer, is a middle aged businessman, who remains focused, and is completely driven in his efforts to ensure that this cleaning company increases its growth to become a leader within the sanitation industry. Initially, David and his team proposed a new service focus that entailed being the first within the industry to expand their cleaning company by introducing an all-inclusive service. While this is a great opportunity for growth, a huge concern is that the current sales team at InterClean is not knowledgeable on the current sanitation regulations, based on legal and environmental requirements. Because of this, Janet in HR began to work on screening new sales hires that had existing sales experience, which caused the existing employees to feel threatened for their job security. However, with the company headed in this new direction, mandatory training would take place for all employees, in hopes for boosting morale. As employees began to start rumors about the changes, the morale began to drop and they felt there was no long time employee loyalty.
After identifying employee skill and competency regarding the new sales strategy, HR VP and Consultant worked very hard to keep the rumors down and the morale up. In the midst of this, CEO David of InterClean announces the acquisition of EnviroTech, one of their largest domestic competitors. Because EnviroTech has strong expertise and tenured salespersons, this is an excellent fit with the goals of InterClean’s desired strategy. By combining the resources of InterClean with the expertise and additional manpower from
Kyla Brown
HRM 548
March 2, 2015
Janis White
InterClean-EnviroTech Merger
In this scenario, InterClean, had a plan in place that would assist the sanitation company in increasing its profitability. In doing so, there was a possibility of having to completely restructure the sales teams and marketing strategies that were already in place. The CEO of InterClean, David Spencer, is a middle aged businessman, who remains focused, and is completely driven in his efforts to ensure that this cleaning company increases its growth to become a leader within the sanitation industry. Initially, David and his team proposed a new service focus that entailed being the first within the industry to expand their cleaning company by introducing an all-inclusive service. While this is a great opportunity for growth, a huge concern is that the current sales team at InterClean is not knowledgeable on the current sanitation regulations, based on legal and environmental requirements. Because of this, Janet in HR began to work on screening new sales hires that had existing sales experience, which caused the existing employees to feel threatened for their job security. However, with the company headed in this new direction, mandatory training would take place for all employees, in hopes for boosting morale. As employees began to start rumors about the changes, the morale began to drop and they felt there was no long time employee loyalty.
After identifying employee skill and competency regarding the new sales strategy, HR VP and Consultant worked very hard to keep the rumors down and the morale up. In the midst of this, CEO David of InterClean announces the acquisition of EnviroTech, one of their largest domestic competitors. Because EnviroTech has strong expertise and tenured salespersons, this is an excellent fit with the goals of InterClean’s desired strategy. By combining the resources of InterClean with the expertise and additional manpower from
References: Richards-Gustafson, F. (2015). Employee Separation Process. Involuntary Separation. Small Business in Demand Media, Retrieved from Chron http://smallbusiness.chron.com/employee-separation-process-15514.html University of Phoenix (2015). InterClean – EnviroTech Merger Scenario. Retrieved from https://newclassroom3.phoenix.edu/Classroom/#/contextid/OSIRIS:48364668/context/c o/view/activityDetails/activity/a22f7241-d978- 42189de19a8fa2ad372c/expanded/False/tab/Instructions