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Which businesses most expect their employees to step up and lead? And also nurture them to do so? Global consulting firm Hay Group conducted a study to find out such organisations and also rate them.
It came up with a global list and also ranked companies in each continent. Globally, Procter & Gamble, Microsoft, and General Electric were among the top three companies that motivate leaders throughout the organisation to do their best by giving them opportunity to lead others.
In Asia, Tata Group was the only Indian conglomerate to feature in the list of top Asian companies that are best organisations for leaders.
Let’s look at the 10 best companies for leadership in Asia.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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DHL International
Rank: 10
Global headquarters: Germany
DHL International is part of DHL Express, which is a market leader in sea and air mail. And DHL Express is a division of German logistics company Deutsche Post DHL.
DHL International’s Asia-Pacific and Emerging Markets headquarters are located in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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Coca Cola
Rank: 9
Global headquarters: US
The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, retails and markets nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia.
Coca-Cola currently offers more than 500 brands in over 200 countries and serves over 1.7 billion servings each day, according to Wikipedia.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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Sony
Rank: 8
Global headquarters: Japan
Sony Corporation is a conglomerate with diversified businesses. The company is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets.
It is primarily focused on the electronics, game, entertainment and financial services sectors.
Sony is ranked 87th on the 2012 list of Fortune Global 500.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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IBM
Rank: 7
Global headquarters: US
IBM is US-based technology and consulting company. It has presence in computer hardware as well as software and also offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
Fortune ranked IBM the No. 2 largest US firm in terms of number of employees (433,362), the fourth 4 largest in terms of market capitalisation, and ninth most profitable company.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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General Electric
Rank: 6
Global headquarters: US
The company operates through five segments: Energy, Technology Infrastructure, Capital Finance and Consumer & Industrial.
In the US, GE is among the top 10 companies by revenues and also one of the most profitable.
It regularly features in many company rankings such as the most admired companies, the most innovative firms, best global brands and the greenest companies.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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Petronas
Rank: 5
Global headquarters: Malaysia
Petronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company owned by the Government of Malaysia.
The company is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding value to these resources.
Fortune ranks Petronas as the 8th largest company globally.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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Tata
Rank: 4
Global headquarters: India
Tata Group encompasses seven business sectors - communications and information technology, engineering, materials, services, energy, consumer products and chemicals.
The major Tata companies include Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Global Beverages, Titan Industries, and Taj Hotels.
The combined market capitalisation of all the 32 listed Tata companies was $89.88 billion as of March 2012. Tata receives more than 58 per cent of its revenue from outside India, according to Wikipedia.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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Unilever
Rank: 3
Global headquarters: UK and Netherlands
Unilever is a dual-listed company consisting of Unilever N.V., based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Unilever PLC, based in London, United Kingdom.
Both companies have the same directors and they operate as a single business.
It’s among the three largest consumer goods company and largest manufacturer of ice creams. It owns over 400 brands including Lipton, Sunsilk, Luxand Walls.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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Toyota
Rank: 2
Global headquarters: Japan
Toyota is the third largest automobile manufacturer in the world and eleventh largest company by revenue globally. It employs over 400,000 people and posted 962.1 billion yen in profits in 2013.
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The 10 best companies for leadership in Asia
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Samsung
Rank: 1
Global headquarters: South Korea
Samsung is the largest South Korean business conglomerates. It started out as a trading company in 1938 and later diversified into various businesses including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities and retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s.
The main sources of income for the company as of today are phones and semiconductors.
Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea's economic development, politics, media and culture.
Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea's total exports and the company’s revenue was equal to 17 per cent of the South Korea's $1,082 billion GDP, according to Wikipedia.
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