By: Trista Whitt, Greer Gledhill, Madeline

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About Emerson

Fortune 500 Company with facilities in 14 countries

Provide residential and commercial air conditioning and refrigeration
solutions to commercial companies such as Lennox and Carrier
They also determine how to make the best use of the worlds resources
They engineer, manufacture, and sell their products across the globe
More than 150 manufacturing and office locations
Emersons headquarters located in Ferguson, Missouri.
Purpose: to develop solutions to advance safety, efficiency, innovation, and
productivity
Our Partner

In addition to our online resources, we were able to gain

information about Emerson by conducting a phone

interview with an insider from UC

JR Nixon

Third-year Marketing student at UC

Lindner Honors-PLUS scholar

Human Resources CO-OP at Emerson Climate

Technologies Inc. in Sidney, Ohio.

Emerson and
P.A.E.C.
PROFESSIONALISM. ACADEMICS. ENGAGEMENT. CHARACTER.
Emersons Trajectory

Emerson is a growing company that is investing in its future

Remodeling headquarter in Sidney, Ohio
Emerson is divesting in parts of the company it does not find
beneficial to its long-term future
Emerson is a leader in process control, operations, management,
and automation
Reinvents itself to keep up with new technologies and ideas
Wide competitive advantage
Increased dividends for the 60th consecutive year in 2016
Emersons Environment

Encourage employees to do their You own your own future

best by promoting horizontally and Learning from experience, 70%
vertically Learning from others, 20%

Teamwork Learning from instruction, 10%

Hands on learning
Open environment to ask questions
to fellow co-workers, and
management
Required Academics

Emerson has different levels of employment, the two primary being corporate and
factory.
At the factory level workers are stationed at Emerson plants.
Educational level required: at least a high school degree.

At the Corporate level employees take on various different fields of business

depending on their skills and education.
Educational level required: at least an associate degree; however, it is most common for
employees at the corporate level of Emerson to have a Bachelor Degree.
As with most fortune, 500 companies there are also individuals in the corporate level with
their masters or doctorate.
Academic Encouragement

Tuition Reimbursement
Emerson offers this to all full-time, non-union, salary employees that have
worked for the company for more than 90 days.
The program must be Emerson approved and offer growth in areas related to
current employment or possible promotional positions
Undergraduate: Up to $45,000 reimbursement with a grade C and up.
Graduate: Up to $30,000 reimbursement with a grade B and up.
They also offer four types of training workshops to further employee education:

Professional Leadership

Required Annual Technical/Role Specific

Emersons Connection with Colleges

Co-op
Entering their 27th year as part of the co-op program.
Connections with college and faculty
A LCB student currently co-oping with Emerson tells us, We regularly
attend career fairs and have a strong rapport with many career advisors
at colleges throughout the Midwest (Nixon, 2017).
Both a factor of academics and engagement
Engagement Within the Workplace

Lunch and Learns

Bi-weekly over lunch
Instructor comes in to teach or solidify skills
Workshops
CEO and Chairman, David Farr, at Emerson states, Not only does
Emerson excel at serving our customers but also at serving our
employees. We recognize and reward the talents and commitments
of our employees and provide new members of our team the
opportunity to learn from the best managers and engineers in their
respective industries.
Engagement in the Community

Community Service and Events

Voluntary
Participation in local Walks to End Alzheimer's and Relay for Life.
Emerson HOPE
Costa Rica
Focuses on: health, environment, and community service.
Mentoring at local high school
St. Louis
Charitable Giving
Emerson has a huge hand in this area.
Contributional programs in India, China, and St. Louis
High emphasis on education
In 2015, Emerson gave $35.7 million to charities across the United States.
Emersons Words on Community
Involvement

Emersons mission for community involvement is as follows, At Emerson, we

believe in supporting the communities where we operate. We are committed
to enhancing and improving peoples lives, and to help in building
communities around the globe that are attractive places to live and work.
Through the Emerson Charitable Trust, we provide financial assistance and
other support to local organizations in the United States that improve and
enrich lives, promote volunteerism, sponsor education, and provide services
to those in need. (Emerson, 2017).
Character

Focused on cultural integrity, diversity, ethics, leadership, and legal compliance

Have a Business Ethics Program

The handbook contains values that they strive to keep in their business

Go through annual training sessions

They are done face-to-face through various levels of management

J.R. Nixon (2017) states that he believes that they could go even more in depth with the

topic of cultural competency

Character

Fortune 500 Company in over 14 countries

Shows the size and diversity of the business

Equal Employment Opportunity compliant company

Do not discriminate against applicants or employees

No discrimination of race, gender, or religion

If they do not hire a candidate, they keep detailed records as to why

exactly this candidate was not hired (Emerson, 2017)

Also focus on being environmentally responsible

Critiques

J.R. states that he believes training should be more in-depth

High turnover rates in plant facilities

Lack of unity throughout branches, not one Emerson

Future of Emerson

Advances in technology

Adaptive environment

Excels in all aspects of PACE

References

Emerson. (2017). Community Involvement. Retrieved from http://www.emerson.com/en-us/about-us/corporate-

social-responsibility/community-involvement

Emerson. (2017). Building a Culture of Integrity. Retrieved from http://www.emerson.com/en-us/about-

us/corporate-social-responsibility/integrity-ethics

Nixon, J.R. (2017, September 20). Phone interview with Gledhill, G.