World’s Most Admired Companies 2008

Where is Google in the list of world’s most admired companies(in U.S.)?

You cannot have companies like Microsoft in the most trusted list. It develops the most unstable software, it is a vulture always lurks for a victim.

I think the survey did not include any participation from India. I don’t really understand how there can be no admired cos. in India. There is the TATA group which has recently acquired JAGUAR, LAND ROVER brands from FORD. There is INFOSYS a top class IT Services company and there are a lot more of these companies which are admired by a Billion human beings. I think CNN should widen the survey and make it more GLOBAL centric and not US centric.

Apple should be all of the top 20. It has consistently innovated technical and aesthetically beautiful appliances over its past 20+ years. It is a software company whose elegant solutions are intuitively crafted to appeal to the broadest spectrum of the American and now global public. Who wouldn’t want to own at least one of Apple’s products?

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO PROMOTING FROM WITHIN.IT SEEMS AS IF THE MAJOR COMPANIES HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIER MOST VALUABLE ASSET.THIER LONG TERM EMPLOYEES.THE BEST ANSWER I EVER HEARD”YOU ARE TO VALUABLE ON THE FLOOR TO PROMOTE”.WHAT A COP OUT.ARE THEY REALLY AFRAID OF HAVING SOMEONE IN MANGEMENT THAT IS SMARTER THAN THE COLLEGE GRADS THEY HIRE.

Sensationalist tosh.

This list of most admired companies is laughable. Come on, Berkshire Hathaway, P&G, J&J, Microsoft, and WALMART?!?! Sure looks like they just paid to get on the list. Absolutely laughable and shows how out of touch Fortune really is. I wonder how much the fee was…

Bunch of garbage. What’s this based on.

How did Wal-Mart make it. They still don’t treat their customers well and I certianly wouldn’t want to work for or with them. Cheap is not a solution if it compromises ethics and safety.

Where is Virgin Mobile in this group?

You’ve got to be easily manipulated to admire the mess that Wal-Mart has gotten our country into

Fedex is a better company than UPS hands down on just about every category!

Wonder why they were rated as better in the top 50 but #2 delivery company?

i think, integrity is most important. All of these companies has this

What about John Deere? Content employees with excellent benefits and a worldwide Ag and Forestry equipment leader (2nd in construction behind CAT). Oh, and let’s not forget the most important thing: 4+ straight years of stock value increase! Their stock value nearly doubled last year!

Sorry, but this list can’t be called: ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’. It must be ‘The world’s most admired companies by US citizens’.

For example: where is Nokia, Mercedes (Daimler-Benz), HSBC, ING, SHELL etc etc etc

I currently work for a most popular Fedex. It is an outstanding company, management team, and business. I am PROUD to let everyone know where I work. In this time of “recession” I dont worry about my job and my family’s future.

What makes a company admirable - social responsibility, excellent talent, sharp marketing, smart managers, or just plain profits? What companies do you admire most?

Have you worked for any of these companies, or bought their products or services?

What do you think of the corporations on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list?