Apple Tops Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” List
Despite a year described by analysts as rocky, Apple moved up from the number two spot to top Fortune magazine’s list of the 50 “World’s Most Admired Companies.”
Apple was given a perfect score for innovation and people management, while it ranked lower in long-term investment, global competitiveness and social responsibility.
“As much of the computer industry struggled, Apple shipped 22.7 million iPods during its first quarter (up 3 percent from last year), 2.5 million Macs (up 9 percent), and 4.4 million iPhones,” noted Forbes writer Alyssa Abkowitz.
Apple was far above Microsoft, which ranked 10, IBM (17) and Sony (49).
Rounding out the top five: Berkshire Hathaway, Toyota, Google and Johnson & Johnson.
Full list here.
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