Standards that is. The Chinese domestic appliance manufacturer Haier just got voted into the number one slot by FT readers in a survey which included quality, trustworthiness, innovation and management, together with branding. Haier recently hit the headlines when it unsuccessfully tried to buy Maytag - owner of the Hoover brand - now it looks like it may not have been worth the effort. Long live learning by doing.
August 30, 2005
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