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The World's Best Multinational Workplaces 2013, announced by Great Place To Work(R)

Great Place to Work® announced its third annual 25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces List during a live online broadcast event today.

Since launching the first best workplaces lists in partnership with FORTUNE magazine in the United States and Exame in Brazil in 1997, Great Place to Work® now recognizes leading workplaces in nearly 50 countries.

Great Place to Work® selected the world’s best from nearly 6,200 companies that participated in Best Workplaces competitions during late 2012 to mid-2013 in the 45 countries. Together, these companies employ more than 11.9 million employees, making the annual Great Place to Work study the largest of its kind in the world.

More than 1,000 multinational corporations participated globally in these surveys. Of these, 517 appeared on one of national Best Workplaces lists, 37 passed  additional eligibility criteria for the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces list.

There are three Hospitality companies which were successful to get a respectable place in this list topped by Marriott and followed by Accor & McDonald's.

Here, is the list of  top 25 – truly the “Best of the Best.”

Position Company Industry Country Employee  Global Revenue Women in Senior Management Employee Average age
1 Google IT US 40178 $50.2 billion    
2 SAS IT US 13732 $2.9 billion 33% 45
3 Net App IT US 12604 $6.3 billion 20% 40.5
4 Microsoft IT US 100517 $77.8 billion 29% 37.8
5 W.L. Gore & Associates Maufacturing & Productio// Chemical US 10197 $3.2 billion 17% 42.7
6 Kimberly-Clark Manufacturing & production/ Personal and Household Goods US 58000 $21.1 billion 26% 38
7MarriottHospitalityUS328790$11.8 billion33%39.3
8 Diageo Manufacturing & Production// food Products, Beverages UK 28000 $18 billion    
9 National Instruments Manufacturing & Production/ Electronics US 7132 $1.1 billion 11% 35
10 Cisco IT US 72360 $46.6 billion 16% 39
11 Autodesk IT US 7307 $2.3 billion 19% 40
12 Monsanto Biotechnology& Pharmaceuticals US 22000 $13.5 billion 27%  
13 BBVA Financial Services & Insurance/ banking Spain 113310 $30 billion 18% 37.6
14 American Express Financial Services & Insurance/ banking US 62501 $31.6 billion 33% 39
15 Hilti Retail/Speciality Lichtenstein 20500 $4.5 billion   41
16 Telefonica Telecommunications Spain 130709 $82.3 billion 19% 39
17AccorHospitalityFrance133886$7.3 billion41%29.5
18 Quintiles Biotechnology& Pharmaceuticals US 28400 $3.7 billion 50% 37
19 SC Johnson Manufacturing  & Production/ Personal and Household Goods US 12893 $9 billion 28%  
20 FedEx Logistics US 160647 $26.5 billion 23% 44
21 Atento Professional services/ Telephone Support/Sales Centre Spain 154774 $2 billion 43% 28.3
22 Mars Manufacturing & Production/ Food Products US 72000 $33 billion 38% 38
23McDonald'sHospitalityUS1905000$27.6 billion33% 
24 The Coca-Cola Company Manufacturing & Production/ Food Products/ Beverages Us 150000 $48 billion 30%  
25 Novartis Biotechnology& Pharmaceuticals Switzerland 130115 $56.70 37% 39.3

Hope, 2014 list will see more Hospitality companies enlisted here.

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