Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is the most admired company on the planet for the eighth consecutive year, those from Fortune publishing today a top 10 of the most admired companies on the planet, competitors of those from Cupertino being present in the top. Those from Google placed second in the top, "stealing" the place from the company Amazon, which this year only placed fourth, a sign that it failed to maintain its popularity. In third place we find the company Berkshire HathawayThose from Microsoft or Samsung not being listed in the top, this ending with Coca-Cola on the tenth position, a usual place for her.
To be placed in the first position, the Apple company was maximum marks in all 9 categories in which the companies were compared: innovation, employee management, use of company assets, social responsibility, management team quality, financial situation, long-term investment value, product quality and global competitiveness. To obtain the results, Fortune surveyed 4104 managers and financial analysts, asking them to create their own top for 10 of the most admired companies on the planet.
Recent Apple was again designated as the company with the most valuable brand on the planet, last year it was the most respected company on the planet. All these titles are awarded to the American company based on the very good financial results recorded by its products, but also on the popularity among consumers all over the world. Below you have the top 10 most admired companies in the world.
- Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Amazon.com
- Starbucks
- Walt Disney
- Southwest Airlines
- American Express
- General Electric
- Coca-Cola
