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| | Kingston Technology Company, Inc. |  | President/CEO:Mr. John Tu | | 1484 employees | | HQ: Fountain Valley, CA | | www.kingston.com |
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| Kingston Technology Company is a privately held computer hardware manufacturer with a little more than 1,000 employees. Kingston pays 100 percent of the premiums for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance for employees and their dependants, and pays a dollar for dollar match on 401(k) up to $2,000 a year in addition to an annual company contribution with the firm's money purchase pension plan. |
| Recognition programs reinforce full membership. The "Superstar" program highlights outstanding service levels; superstars are nominated by their peers and rewarded with an invitation to lunch with Kingston's founders. A peer committee reviews nominations, selecting five Superstars who are then photographed and interviewed; their biographies posted throughout the company. All employees are eligible to be selected. |
| The two founders work in cubicles, shoulder-to-shoulder with staff on the sales floor. Senior managers sit in low-walled cubicles near team members. Anybody can ask senior managers a question. The company's flat reporting structure encourages direct and open communication between employees and managers. |
| The firm's commitment to creating a just work environment is reflected in the diversity among its management ranks. More than 40 percent of managers are female and 76 percent minority; among senior managers, 65 percent are minority and 16 percent are female. |
