Stiff Competition to Be Amongst the 25 Best

We all know how difficult it is to create a great workplace. But the task — the mission — becomes far more complex when you add the variable of different national cultures.

Some 350 potential multinationals were eligible for the global best workplaces list. The 25 companies on the inaugural 2011 World’s Best Multinational Workplaces list succeeded the most in becoming great workplaces across both physical and cultural borders.

Trust Across Borders

The 25 world’s best multinationals clearly demonstrate the main attributes of a great workplace — a place where you trust the people you work for, have pride in what you do, and enjoy the people you work with. These companies have the courage and confidence to build the kind of workplace where you achieve organizational objectives with employees who give their personal best and work together as a team or family — all in an environment of trust.

There’s a much-needed emphasis today on global job creation, and these 25 companies also stand out as job creators. They attract great talent, receiving, on average, nine job applications for every existing filled position in their organizations in the past year. In total, the 25 companies created 151,855 jobs over the past year.

How can your organization appear on the World’s Best list? If you successfully apply in at least five Great Place to Work® countries and appear on those countries’ Best Workplace lists, you’ll be eligible to compete for our global list.

For more information, contact:
Otto Zell
Director of International List Management 

Highlights

• First year in which a company first appeared on a list: 1984
• Latest year in which a company first appeared on a national list: 2008
• Average annual revenue: US $24.5 billion
• Largest multinational: Telefónica (US $80 billion)
• Smallest multinational: National Instruments (US $873 million)
• Great Place to Work® countries contributing list-makers: 35
• Country with the largest number of headquarters: United States
• Countries contributing the largest number of list-makers: Brazil, Mexico (tie)
• Average number of countries per company: 10
• Total number of company subsidiaries or affiliates participating: 269
• Total jobs created globally by the 25 companies: 151,855
• Total jobs created within countries contributing list-makers: 30,792

The Criteria

• Selected from 350 multinationals
• On lists published between September, 2010 and August, 2011
• Must have appeared on at least 5 national Best Workplaces lists
• Must have at least 5,000 employees worldwide
• Must have at least 40% (or 5,000 employees) of their workforce based outside their home country
• Extra weight given for the number of countries where a company participated in a Great Place to Work® contest
• Extra weight given to companies based upon the percentage of workforce covered by all Great Place to Work® surveys