QUESTION 1 Why was Haier so successful in China? ANSWER Haier Group became the business leader in appliance manufacturer business in China by the end of December 2004. The fact that it was the second largest manufacturer of refrigerators globally was evidence of its outstanding growth. Haier strictly abided by its objectives in a very focussed way and worked hard towards achieving success. The following are the reasons for Haier’s sucees story in China: • Commitment to Quality: Haier stressed on greater
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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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handed in personally on lectures) Read the case Haier’s U.S. refrigerator strategy and answer to the following questions: 1. What were the drivers of Haier’s success in U.S. initially and why? 2. How did the competitors (Big Three) react to the Haier’s success? How are their strategies different than Haier’s? 3. Why do you think Haier built a new plant in South Carolina? Was it a wise decision? 4. What strategy (marketing‚ internationalization‚ etc.) Haier should follow in the future? This assignment
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Frame the issue. Discuss the advantages and limitations of optimal portfolio allocation. HMC defined their Policy Portfolio to correspond to their benchmark‚ according to the modern portfolio theory (Markowitz‚ 1952)‚ whose goal is to minimize the variance for a given return. The main advantage of the optimal portfolio allocation lies in its ability to provide weights on how to invest a given amount of money based on a few inputs. Optimal portfolio allocation is easy to implement‚ yet it faces
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MANAGING PERFORMANCE AT HAIER (A) Group E2 Problem Statement How to improve Haier’s performance management system and make it adaptable or applicable in other regions of the world? Environmental Analysis (PESTC) Political: In 2006 company exported to 160 countries valuing to $ 1.7 billion‚ however they have not established their manufacturing base outside the China. While venturing to different geographies they would be exposed to different labour and wage laws. Different political setups
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5. Conclusion 3 Appendix A: OEC Evaluation Worksheet 4 Appendix B: Possible Gender Issues 5 References 6 1. Introduction to Zhang Rui Min Zhang Rui Min (Zhang) is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Haier Group. Under his leadership‚ revenues at Haier had surpassed $12 billion with over 30‚000 employees and he is recognized as one of the “50 most respected business leaders in the world.” 2.1. Personality Traits Despite having abbreviated education‚ Zhang has a voracious
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Qingdao Haier‚ Ltd.: Considering the Maytag Acquisition Executive Summary Situation Executives at Chinese home appliance manufacturer Qingdao Haier‚ Ltd. (Haier) have just learned that Ripplewood Holdings placed a bid to purchase Maytag Corporation for $1.13 billion or $14/share. Maytag Corporation‚ the 3rd largest home appliance manufacturer in the United States‚ has announced that it will consider competitive offers for the acquisition of the company. Chinese home appliance manufacturer
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Haier globalization strategy Encouraged by government to create international brands has built a reputation at home for quality‚ innovation‚ and customer service Haier tries to replicate its domestic success overseas‚ it faces enormous challenges—everything from learning the preferences of new customers to managing its growing foreign operations In the United States‚ it has established a beachhead by selling niche products under the Haier brand name through The Home Depot‚ Sears‚ and Wal-Mart
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Harvard Case Study Analysis What is an ANALYSIS? analysis Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural analy·ses \- s z\ Etymology: New Latin‚ from Greek‚ from analyein to dissolve (from ana- + lyein to loosen‚ dissolve) + -sis -1 : separation or breaking up of a whole into its fundamental elements or component parts 2 a : a detailed examination of anything complex (as a novel‚ an organization‚ a race) made in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features : a thorough study
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Basic: 1. Why does Harvard spend so many resources managing its endowment? Why not simply invest in Treasury Bonds and be done? 2. Why this emphasis on real returns as opposed to nominal returns? 3.How does HMC form its capital market assumptions? Why don’t they use past statistics to project the future? What do HMC’s capital market assumptions imply about the forward looking domestic equity premium? How does it compare to the historical equity premium? 4.If cash has zero standard deviation
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