Start-up Factory: Haier's RenDanHeYi model and the end of management as we know it

by Joost Minnaar

Haier’s approach to HR avoids centralisation. “Haier used to have HR and compensation departments with 2,300 employees,” Zhang told us. “Now there are fewer than 100. We’ll soon be down to 20. They are now simply providing a platform as a service.