The Haier Group is one of the world’s largest whitegoods manufactures with over 50 000 employees worldwide. The group was founded as “Qingdao Refrigerator Co.” in 1984 in Qingdao‚ Shandong Province‚ China. Haier Group has become a multi-billion dollar multinational with presence in over 100 countries (The Haier Group‚ 2007). Throughout the course of Haier Group’s history‚ the firm has pursued an aggressive globalization strategy. Over the past twenty years‚ the group has expanded from its origins
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American homes alone- China is right behind them. Europe‚ Latin America‚ and Australia’s saturation levels are starting to considerably increase every year. Qingdao Haier is one of the top large appliance manufactures in the world focusing on specialization rather than diversification. Although there is big competition against Haier‚ their marketing strategies have helped them to increase their profitability. Their key strategy is an expansion into global markets. The objective is to create a localized
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CASE STUDY: CHINA’S HAIER : A NON-U.S. MULTINATIONAL QUESTION 1 : Explain FOUR challenges faced by Haier in becoming a successful international company. The first challenge faced by Haier is the government control over their business activity. It is because China is a communist country‚ where they practice command economy system. It’s mean that the government has explicit control over price and supply of goods. Goods or products that Haier produce are not necessarily based on customer’s need
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Ansoff Matrix of Virgin Groups‚ McDonald’s and eBay Introduction Ansoff Matrix was introduced by Igor Ansoff‚ a Russian-born pioneer of strategic management and corporate planning. He was also the strategist who first identified the fact that competitive advantage in the market was vital in the element of planning process (2001). Ansoff matrix helps to define two vital factors for marketing: what is sold and who it is sold to. Therefore‚ it pertains on the products
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Understanding the Ansoff Matrix in a new market: Penetration: When marketers try to sell the existing product to the existing customers‚ they engage in penetration strategy. It can be achieved in multiple ways. For example‚ by changing pricing‚ by adding minor features (new and improved!)‚ changing the packaging (shampoo sachets)‚ or highlighting alternative uses. In this commercial‚ we get to how Cadbury India is pushing for chocolates to be used as small gifts instead of more traditional sweets
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Haier 1.0 Summary of report In this report‚ it will introduce a famous Chinese electric appliances organization—Haier‚ which has involved into a giant multinational corporation‚ revealing that different environmental force‚ including economic‚ political‚ cultural and social and technological factors have had an impact on Haier’s operation and strategies. Besides‚ the report will also formulate some strategies that expect to enable Haier can adapt the changing competitive environment‚ sustain
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Haier What is technological change? Technological change (TC) is a term that is used to describe the overall process of invention‚ innovation and diffusion of technology or processes.[1][2] The term is synonymous with technological development‚ technological achievement‚ and technological progress. In essence TC is the invention of a technology (or a process)‚ the continuous process of improving a technology (in which it often becomes cheaper) and its diffusion throughout industry or society. In
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------------------------------------------------- the way of Haier group’s brand globalization Developing Strategic Intent TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction & Background Haier’s Culture Industry Analysis SWOT Analysis * Strength * Weakness * Opportunity * Threat * Development Strategies (SO‚ ST‚ WO‚ & WT) PEST Analysis * Political * Economic * Socio-cultural * Technological Porter’s 5 Forces * Threats of New Entrants
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Introduction Haier group is a multinational manufacturing company providing consumer electronics and home appliances. In 1984‚ it was been founded in Qindao‚ Shandong province‚ China‚ with a joint-venture contract with Liebherr‚ a Germany’s refrigerator company. Under the development of over three decades‚ Haier has transferred from a single-product company to a global manufacturer with multiple product lines. It has expanded its brand to brown goods and white goods. Nowadays‚ Haier is the 4th
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Haier – Taking a Chinese Company Global in 2011 Haier is a Chinese consumer electronics company with its headquarters in Quingdao‚ Shandong‚ China. They were once the largest home appliance maker in China and started their business in the year 1984. In 2010‚ they were called one of the most innovative firms of the Business Weeks magazine. Their products are air conditioners‚ mobile phones‚ washing machines‚ refrigerators and televisions. The CEO of Haier‚ Zhang Ruimin‚ wanted to create
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