Case 4: Haier Performance management (A) 1. What are the specific practices of Haier’s performance management system? What are the guiding principles behind those practices? Haier‚ being the world’s sixth largest maker of large kitchen appliances‚ had 4% global market share and strong positions in the production of washing machine and refrigerators. The key success behind was Zhang‚ the CEO who brought the company fortunes. Several innovative human resource management practices were introduced
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs In the most basic sense‚ Maslow’s hierarchy identifies five primary areas of needs experienced by most humans. Beginning with physiological‚ or basic life survival‚ needs‚ the model progresses in subsequent steps through safety and security‚ love and belongingness‚ self-esteem and finally self-actualization. Maslow postulated that as man meets the needs at the first level‚ he moves toward the next‚ then the next and so on. More recent studies have added levels to the
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STRATEGIES Ansoff Matrix - 4 STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH The Ansoff Growth matrix is a tool that helps businesses decide their product and market growth strategy. Ansoff’s product/market growth matrix suggests that a business’ attempts to grow depend on whether it markets new or existing products in new or existing markets. The output from the Ansoff product/market matrix is a series of suggested growth strategies for the business and helps them decide what direction the business wants to take. Ansoff used
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Marketing Mix of China’s Haier in the US Introduction With the process of globalization‚ many transnational companies have been searching for their target market in other countries all over the world. Through the introduction of successful experiences of china’s Haier in the US market‚ the article tries to reveal some key elements in marketing strategy. Moreover‚ the article concentrates on analyzing specific aspects of marketing mix‚ including product‚ pricing‚ communication‚ and distribution
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Ansoff’s Matrix Igor Ansoff in 1957 created the Matrix. It is a marketing planning tool‚ used for identifying and categorising growth opportunities. The matrix considers on two dimensions: markets and products. |Existing Products|New Products|Risk| Existing Markets|||| New Markets|||| Risk|| Market Penetration| Involves:|Methods:|Use when:| • Increasing market share in current markets with current products.• Securing dominace in growth markets‚ but saturated markets are hard to
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Introduction to the Ansoff matrix The Ansoff product/ market matrix is a tool that helps businesses decide their product and market growth strategy. Ansoff’s product/ market matrix suggests that a business’ attempts to grow depend on whether it markets new or existing products in new or existing markets. The traditional four box grid or matrix Ansoff model Alternative Ansoff style matrix A revised version of the Ansoff matrix featuring a 3×3 or nine box grid or matrix. History – The Product
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Barriers to ChangeIndividual and Organisational Barriers to Change Obama | IYou must be the change you want to see in the world “Despite the potential positive outcomes‚ change is often resisted at both the individual and the organisational level” (Mullins‚ 99) It is in human nature to resist change. "We resist change. We choose to keep our habits‚ rather the comfort of our habits" (Dr. Claude Brodeur PhD‚ http://members.tripod.com/zenol/humanism.html). Change and the phenomenon of it‚ is fundamental
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appliance manu facturer ranking in the top four in the world and the number one most valuable brand in China‚ Haier Group owns more than 240 subsidiaries‚ over 30 design centers‚ manufacturing bases and trading companies and has more than 50‚000 employees around the world. Haier Group has evolved to be a multi national company with an emphasis on technology‚ industry‚ trading and finance. Haier is committed to providing satis factory solutions to global customers and realizing a winwin situation between
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Strengths | Weaknesses | Fast decision making | Negative image of the Middle East | Oil money‚ booming economy | Barren desert‚ the lack of natural resources | Political neutrality and impartiality | Only 20% of UAE nationals | Unique beauty‚ hotels and attractions | The lack of fundamental infrastructure: transportation‚ water | Luxury experience includes relaxing beaches and invigorating sport and exploration opportunities | Luxuries might appeal too small a segment
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Introduction of Ansoff Matrix This well known marketing tool was first published in the Harvard Business Review (1957) in an article called ’Strategies for Diversification’. It is used by marketers who have objectives for growth. Ansoff’s matrix offers strategic choices to achieve the objectives. There are four main categories for selection. The market penetration strategy is the least risky since it leverages many of the firm’s existing resources and capabilities. In a growing market‚ simply maintaining
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