With merging of InterClean and EnvrioTech Merger, it must be understood that major change, and company restructuring is inevitable. As leaders in the company, and those persons with the vision of the company, we must make the transition “seamless” and painless for all employees in the company. We must first evaluate when rightsizing be appropriate for the company, along with the correct manner to implement this process. Furthermore, when determining this information, we must also look at the ethical and legal ramifications of this process. This paper will help bring all these factors into perspective for this new merger.
Before we can adequately determine when rightsizing during this company merge is most appropriate, we must fully understand what rightsizing encompasses. According to Zeffane, and Rachid “Rightsizing is still one of the most pertinent corporate issues in the 1990s as organizations continue to operate in conditions of economic depression, cost constraints, intense competition, market deregulation and structural changes such as mergers and acquisitions.” (1994). The article further begins to explain that “organizational rightsizing should be a strategically planned endeavor to reshape the organization by expanding part of the organization into new markets, contracting others and consciously leaving intact parts of the organization to support the corporate process in the organizational transformation.” (1994). In reading this article, and others we can understand that rightsizing involves putting in systems that deal with evaluating effective performance of those individuals who are currently employed. This could either deal with measurably improving employee contribution to the overall company goal, or seeking an exit plan for those persons who fail to meet standards.
According to Seidametova, “Most company mergers and acquisitions generate