Clean Car Care Case Study Case Study

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company on the market, because this has certain characteristics that play a role in the decision making process regarding the type of offer that 3Cs can make to the two potential future managers. The case study mentions that Arlan Autospritz has strategically cornered the car wash market. This translates into 3Cs having a monopoly on the car wash market, which is also translated in the fact that the only existing competition two coin-operated car washes on the outskirts of the city. This monopolistic position presumably means that 3Cs controls the market, including the price of a car wash. The fact that the price of the service can be thus manipulated means that Arlan can consider redirecting a part of the revenues towards the human resource part of his business, namely towards ensuring that he hires an excellent future unit manager.

The second characteristic that has to be mentioned is the fact that the human resource market is highly competitive. There are at least two arguments in this sense, deriving from the case study. The first is that unemployment is low (3.8%) and continues to decrease. This means that there is a high occupancy of the workforce, which translates in the fact that there are fewer people available for hire. For 3Cs, this meant that the company was no longer able to follow through on its traditional strategy of hiring at entry level and then promoting through the ranks.


The second argument is that both candidates for the managerial position (candidates who, as shown in the case study, were shortlisted from a longer list of five applicants) have promising positions in their own companies. Both of the candidates have competitive salaries, with an attractive benefits package. Jane is up for promotion, which will improve her position and pay in the company. Neither of the two candidates is looking to leave their current positions, unless they receive a better job offer.

All these arguments (highly competitive job market, low number of candidates from the selection and recruitment process, candidates satisfied with their current positions) support the idea that Jane should be offered a best shot offer. First of all, a lowball offer will likely have no effect. Jane is not looking to leave her current job and, in fact, she has an excellent position and is up for promotion. A lowball offer will probably only make her believe that 3Cs is not really interested in having her services.

A competitive offer does not seem to be the best choice either. First of all, it is difficult….....

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