America's Most Admired Companies
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A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies.
The list was originally created in 1983, when the top five most admired companies were IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Eastman Kodak, and Merck.