Haier

Haier Group Corporation (/ˈhaɪ.ər/)[2] is a Chinese multinational home appliances and consumer electronics company headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong. Its Haier Smart Home Company affiliate, of which it owns 35%, designs, develops, manufactures and sells home appliances including refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, and microwave ovens under the brand names Haier, Casarte, Leader, GE Appliances, Fisher & Paykel, Aqua, Candy and Evo. Its Haier Electronics Group affiliate manufactures consumer electronics such as mobile phones, computers, and televisions. Its ThundeRobot brand, founded in 2014,[3] is focused on gaming computers and accessories. Haier Smart Home Company is ranked 407th on the Fortune 500. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haier

• In June 2016, Haier Group acquired GE Appliances, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, from General Electric for $5.6 billion.
• In October 2024, Haier Smart Home acquired Carrier Commercial Refrigeration from Carrier Global for $775 million.

Known for their unusual organization structure

• https://frankdiana.net/2025/01/09/the-haier-approach-structurally-aligning-organizations-with-the-ecosystem-era/
• https://medium.com/@stefanobesana/haiers-model-rendanheyi-for-a-new-organizational-humanism-and-for-designing-our-future-of-work-898ca2186d15
• https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/innovation/how-haier-works-how-culture-has-shaped-the-worlds-leading-home-appliance-maker/
• https://www.corporate-rebels.com/blog/10-questions-about-haiers-rendanheyi-model-answered