50 Most Admired Companies

Finishing at the top of your class is pretty prestigious on an individual basis. We are all about measuring and evaluating performance and accomplishments when we hire and fire employees. Fortune magazine completed a survey that gives the top 10 in performance for organizations. Take a peek. You might want to consider some of these organizations as you consider employment options. Do some research for your self and see if any of these organizations tickle your fancy!

For the 50 most admired companies overall, FORTUNE’s survey asked businesspeople to vote for the companies that they admired most, from any industry. According to a Fortune Magazine Survey, Apple tops the list for the second year in a row.

1. Apple
2. Berkshire Hathaway
3. Toyota Motor
4. Google
5. Johnson & Johnson
6. Procter & Gamble
7. FedEx *
8. Southwest Airlines *
9. General Electric
10. Microsoft

Top 10 Most Admired Companies in People Management

1. Goldman Sachs Group
2. Marriott International
3. Walt Disney
4. Altria Group
5. Google
6. Graybar Electric
7. Union Pacific
8. Nestle
9. General Electric
10. Medco Health Solutions

Top Ten Least Admired Companies in People Management

1. Circuit City Stores
2. National City
3. Sears Holding
4. Delphi
5. McClatchy
6. US Airways Group
7. Nortel Networks
8. Tribune
9. Dillards
10. Bearing Point

Top 10 Least Admired Companies for Management Quality

1. National City
2. Circuit City Stores
3. General Growth Properties
4. Tribune
5. US Airways Group
6. Surgutneftegas
7. Royal Bank of Scotland
8. Dillards
9. HBOS
10. UAL

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