The owner of Southern Landscaping Supply, a company that caters to professional landscapers, has just purchased Roscoe Garden & Gifts, a company that provides flowers, plants, and other gardening supplies to home gardeners. Although the two original organizations products overlap, their culture, processes, and customers are very different. Thus, the owner is anticipating some challenges in merging the two organizations into a cohesive whole. What would you recommend she do to ease the cultural changes?

a) Teach managers to encourage employee empowerment, teamwork, and collaboration

b) Assemble representatives from various departments in a neutral location to expose and resolve conflicts

c) Bring together all members of the new organization, including some key customers, for an off-site meeting to discuss opportunities, potential problems, and plans for change

d) Develop team-building exercises for each newly merged team in the organization The answer is from option B or C