The World's Best Multinational Workplaces

2011 World’s Best Multinational Workplaces

Out of 350 potential multinational best companies list makers, we recognize the top 25 that appeared on national Best Workplaces lists published between September, 2010, and August, 2011.

To qualify, multinationals must have appeared on at least 5 national Best Workplaces lists, have at least 5,000 employees worldwide, and have at least 40% (or 5,000 employees) of their workforce based outside their home country. Extra weight was given for the number of Listed In where a company participated in a Great Place to Work® contest and the percentage of a multinational’s workforce covered by all Great Place to Work® surveys.

• 1. Microsoft

  

  90,819 Employees
  www.microsoft.com
  Industry: Information Technology // Software
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States
  Listed In: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
  Employee Growth: 2.7%
  Global Revenues: $69.9 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1993

• 2. SAS

  

  12,226 Employees
  www.sas.com
  Industry: Information Technology //
  Ownership: Private
  Headquarters: Cary, North Carolina, United States
  Listed In: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United States
  Employee Growth: 7.6%
  Global Revenues: $2.4 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1993
  Women in Senior Management: 31%

• 3. NetApp

  

  11,736 Employees
  www.netapp.com
  Industry: Information Technology // http://greatplacetowork.net/storage/Data Management
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, United States
  Listed In: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
  Employee Growth: 18%
  Global Revenues: $5.1 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2008
  Women in Senior Management: 23%

• 4. Google

  

  28,768 Employees
  www.google.com
  Industry: Information Technology // Internet Service Provider
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Mountain View, California, United States
  Listed In: Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, United States
  Employee Growth: 31.9%
  Global Revenues: $29.3 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2006

• 5. FedEx Express

  

  150,113 Employees
  www.fedex.com
  Industry: Transportation // Package Transport
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
  Listed In: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Central America, Chile, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates
  Employee Growth: 2.2%
  Global Revenues: $24.6 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
  Women in Senior Management: 22%

• 6. Cisco

  

  64,333 Employees
  www.cisco.com
  Industry: Information Technology //
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: San Jose, California, United States
  Listed In: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States
  Global Revenues: $40 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2001
  Women in Senior Management: 16%

• 7. Marriott

  

  129,000 Employees
  www.marriott.com
  Industry: Hospitality // Hotel/Resort
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
  Listed In: Brazil, India, Mexico, Peru, United Arab Emirates, United States
  Employee Growth: -5.8%
  Global Revenues: $11.6 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1998

• 8. McDonald's

  

  1,800,000 Employees
  www.mcdonalds.com
  Industry: Hospitality // Food and Beverage Service
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
  Listed In: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela
  Employee Growth: 3%
  Global Revenues: $24.1 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1997
  Women in Senior Management: 30%

• 9. Kimberly-Clark

  

  57,000 Employees
  www.kimberly-clark.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Personal and Household goods
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Irving, Texas, United States
  Listed In: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Peru, Venezuela
  Employee Growth: 1.2%
  Global Revenues: $19.7 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2003

• 10. SC Johnson

  

  12,000 Employees
  www.scjohnson.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Personal and Household goods
  Ownership: Private
  Headquarters: Racine, Wisconsin, United States
  Listed In: Argentina, Canada, Central America, Chile, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, United States, Venezuela
  Global Revenues: $8.8 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1984

• 11. Diageo

  

  20,000 Employees
  www.diageo.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Food products; beverages 
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
  Listed In: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, The Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela
  Global Revenues: $15.7 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2002
  Women in Senior Management: 27%

• 12. American Express

  

  63,409 Employees
  www.americanexpress.com
  Industry: Financial Services & Insurance // Banking/Credit  Services
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
  Listed In: India, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, United States
  Employee Growth: 3%
  Global Revenues: $27.8 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2000
  Women in Senior Management: 43%

• 13. Medtronic

  

  43,269 Employees
  www.medtronic.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Medical devices
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Fridley, Minnesota, United States
  Listed In: Canada, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain
  Employee Growth: 4.6%
  Global Revenues: $15.8 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1998
  Women in Senior Management: 27%

• 14. Intel

  

  90,828 Employees
  www.intel.com
  Industry: Information Technology // Hardware
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States
  Listed In: Argentina, France, India, Ireland, Japan, United States
  Employee Growth: 14.1%
  Global Revenues: $43.6 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
  Women in Senior Management: 12.70%

• 15. Hilti

  

  20,305 Employees
  www.hilti.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Building Materials
  Ownership: Private
  Headquarters: Schaan, Liechtenstein
  Listed In: Austria, Canada, Chile, Germany, India, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
  Employee Growth: 3%
  Global Revenues: $4.4 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2006

• 16. 3M

  

  80,057 Employees
  www.3m.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production 
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Maplewood, Minnesota, United States
  Listed In: Austria, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Peru, Spain
  Employee Growth: 7%
  Global Revenues: $26.7 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
  Women in Senior Management: 16%

• 17. Telefónica

  

  134,275 Employees
  www.telefonica.com
  Industry: Telecommunciations 
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
  Listed In: Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, Venezuela
  Employee Growth: 7%
  Global Revenues: $83 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2005
  Women in Senior Management: 17%

• 18. National Instruments

  

  6,130 Employees
  www.ni.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Electronics
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
  Listed In: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States
  Employee Growth: 15%
  Global Revenues: $873 million
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2000
  Women in Senior Management: 13%

• 19. Mars

  

  65,000 Employees
  www.mars.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Food products
  Ownership: Private
  Headquarters: McLean, Virginia, United States
  Listed In: Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
  Global Revenues: $30 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2008
  Women in Senior Management: 27%

• 20. Accenture

  

  236,000 Employees
  www.accenture.com
  Industry: Professional Services // Consulting – Management
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: United States
  Listed In: Argentina, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United States
  Employee Growth: 15.7%
  Global Revenues: $25.5 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2001
  Women in Senior Management: 16%

• 21. Roche

  

  80,000 Employees
  www.roche.com
  Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals // Pharmaceuticals
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
  Listed In: Central America, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela
  Employee Growth: 11.54%
  Global Revenues: $52.9 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2000
  Women in Senior Management: 16%

• 22. Novo Nordisk

  

  32,495 Employees
  www.novonordisk.com
  Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals 
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Bagsværd, Denmark
  Listed In: Austria, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Ireland, Peru, Spain
  Employee Growth: 8.1%
  Global Revenues: $11.1 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2001
  Women in Senior Management: 22%

• 23. The Coca-Cola Company

  

  140,000 Employees
  www.coca-cola.com/
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Food products; beverages 
  Ownership: Public
  Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  Listed In: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Spain
  Global Revenues: $35.1 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2001
  Women in Senior Management: 28%

• 24. Atento

  

  151,896 Employees
  www.atento.com
  Industry: Professional Services // Telephone Support/Sales Centers
  Ownership: Private
  Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
  Listed In: Argentina, Central America, Mexico, Peru, Spain
  Employee Growth: 14.9%
  Global Revenues $2.2 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2007
  Women in Senior Management: 26.4%

• 25. Quintiles

  

  23,800 Employees
  www.quintiles.com
  Industry: Health Care // Services
  Ownership: Private
  Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina, United States
  Listed In: Canada, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom
  Employee Growth: 5.3%
  Global Revenues: $3 billion
  1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2003
  Women in Senior Management: 50%