Positive Change

Time For Positive Change

Nicole Shields

MGT435: Organizational Change (BFL1301A)

Instructor:  Kristin Brocklesby

February 4, 2013

Time For Positive Change

Introduction

Organizational change occurs when business strategies or major sections of an organization are altered. It is defined as a change that has significant effects on the way work is performed in an organization. Innovation is more important than during this present day. Rainsoft a local company exhibits the positive benefits of change as the company continues to grow and expand with the current market.

Company Overview

Rainsoft is a water treatment company that has been operating since 1953. The company serves to improve the quality of drinking water. RainSoft started with one location in Bensenville, Illinois. Today RainSoft, a division of Aquion Inc., is an international company with dealerships in the United States and 20 other countries. The company headquarters are located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. RainSoft produces a host of water and air purifiers ranging from small household sizes to large industrial sizes. The company also produces portable purifiers and filtration systems for use in hotels and hospitals. Rainsoft has been cited for its customer service and superb quality products offered to its customers. The RainSoft company's products are sold, installed and serviced by more than 150 independent dealers in the U.S. and in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. A RainSoft dealer is an independent businessman or woman with exclusive rights to sell and install RainSoft water treatment equipment in a specified area(s). Each RainSoft operation is a ran by an independent person.

DIAGNOSIS

RainSoft provides a service that most people would like to have in their home however the price can be a little overwhelming. There are several water purification system providers in the business. Culligan®, Ionics®, Kinetico®, Rain Soft®, Hague®, Water Resources,...