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Teleos, in association with The KNOW Network, established the Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises research programme in 1998 to identify and recognize those organizations which are creating shareholder/stakeholder wealth by transforming new as well as existing enterprise knowledge into superior products/services/solutions.
A panel of Global Fortune Global 500 senior executives and leading knowledge experts selects the Global MAKE Winners.
Here are the 20 winners, including two from India.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Ratan Tata.Photographs: Reuters
Tata Group
India
The Tata Group is recognized in the 2011 Global MAKE study for creating a learning organization.
The group is a five-time Global MAKE Winner.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Infosys Limited is an eight-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
Infosys Limited
India
The 2011 Global MAKE panel has recognized Infosys Limited for creating a learning organization.
Infosys Limited is an eight-time Global MAKE Winner.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Accenture is a 14-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
Accenture
Ireland
The firm is recognized in the 2011 Global MAKE study for transforming enterprise knowledge into shareholder/stakeholder value.
Accenture is a 14-time Global MAKE Winner.
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: This is the sixth year in a row that Apple has been honoured.Photographs: Reuters
Apple
The United States
The 2011 Global MAKE panel has recognized Apple for developing knowledge-based products/services/solutions (first place), maximizing its enterprise intellectual capital (first place), and transforming enterprise knowledge into shareholder value (first place).
This is the sixth year in a row that Apple has been recognized as a Global MAKE Winner, including overall 2009 and 2011 Global MAKE Winner.
Apple is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: ConocoPhillips CEO and Chairman James Mulva.Photographs: Reuters
ConocoPhillips
The United States
ConocoPhillips is recognized in the 2011 Global MAKE study for creating a knowledge-driven organizational culture, and enterprise-wide collaborative knowledge sharing.
This is the first time that ConocoPhillips has been recognized as a Global MAKE Winner.
ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas, in the United States.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Fluor Corp President for Energy and Chemicals Peter Oosterveer.Photographs: Reuters
Fluor Corporation
The United States
In this year's Global MAKE study, Fluor has been recognized for creating a knowledge-driven organizational culture (first place), and developing knowledge workers through senior management leadership (first place).
This is the sixth consecutive year that the company has been recognized as a Global MAKE Winner.
Fluor Corporation is a publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services organization. Fluor is headquartered in the Las Colinas area of Irving, Texas.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: This is the seventh consecutive year that the company has been awarded.Photographs: Reuters
The United States
Google is recognized in the 2011 Global MAKE study for creating value from customer/stakeholder knowledge (first place).
This is the seventh consecutive year that the company has been recognized as a Global MAKE Winner, including overall 2010 Global MAKE Winner.
Google is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Hewlett-Packard is an 11-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
Hewlett-Packard
The United States
Hewlett-Packard is recognized in the 2011 Global MAKE study for its enterprise knowledgedriven organizational culture.
Hewlett-Packard is an 11-time Global MAKE Winner.
Hewlett-Packard is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: IBM is a 13-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
IBM
The United States
IBM is recognized in the 2011 Global MAKE study for developing knowledge-based products/services/solutions, and transforming enterprise knowledge into shareholder/stakeholder value.
IBM is a 13-time Global MAKE Winner, including overall 2004 Global MAKE Winner.
International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York.
IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: McKinsey and Company is an 11-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
McKinsey and Company
Global
In the 2011 Global MAKE study, the firm is recognized for maximizing its enterprise intellectual capital.
McKinsey and Company is an 11-time Global MAKE Winner, including overall 2007 and 2008 Global MAKE Winner.
McKinsey and Company is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Bill Gates.Photographs: Reuters
Microsoft
The United States
Microsoft is cited in this year's Global MAKE study for creating a learning organization (first place).
Microsoft is a 14-time Global MAKE Winner, including overall 1999 Global MAKE Winner.
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: This is the first time that Posco has been awarded.Photographs: Reuters
Posco
South Korea
Posco is recognized in the 2011 Global MAKE study for organizational learning.
This is the first time that Posco has been recognized as a Global MAKE Winner.
Pohang Iron and Steel Company, based in Pohang, South Korea, is the world's third-largest steel maker by market value and Asia's most profitable steelmaker.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: PwC is a 10-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Global
Pricewaterhouse Coopers is cited in this year's Global MAKE study for creating value from customer/stakeholder knowledge.
PwC is a 10-time Global MAKE Winner.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the 'Big Four' accountancy firms.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Royal Dutch Shell is a 10-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
Royal Dutch Shell
The Netherlands
The 2011 Global MAKE panel has recognized Royal Dutch Shell for creating a learning organization (first place).
Royal Dutch Shell is a 10-time Global MAKE Winner.
Royal Dutch Shell is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: This is the eight consecutive year that Samsung has been awarded.Photographs: Reuters
Samsung
South Korea
The 2011 Global MAKE panel has recognized Samsung for developing knowledge workers through senior management leadership.
This is the eight consecutive year that Samsung has been recognized as a Global MAKE Winner.
Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea.
It comprises numerous international affiliated businesses, most of them united under the Samsung brand.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Schlumberger is a six-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
Schlumberger
France
Schlumberger is recognized in the 2011 Global MAKE study for creating an enterprise-wide collaborative knowledge-sharing environment (first place).
Schlumberger is a six-time Global MAKE Winner.
Schlumberger is the world's largest oilfield services company.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Siemens is a 10-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
Siemens
Germany
The 2011 Global MAKE panel has recognized Siemens for creating value from customer/stakeholder knowledge.
Siemens is a 10-time Global MAKE Winner.
Siemens is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany.
It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Toyota is a nine-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
Toyota
Japan
The 2011 Global MAKE panel has recognized Toyota for organizational learning.
Toyota is a nine-time Global MAKE Winner, including overall 2005 and 2006 Global MAKE Winner.
Toyota is a multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Unilever is a four-time Global MAKE Winner.Photographs: Reuters
Unilever
The Netherlands
Unilever is cited in this year's Global MAKE study for developing knowledge workers through senior management leadership, and creating value from customer/stakeholder knowledge.
Unilever is a four-time Global MAKE Winner.
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products.
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Two Indian companies among 20 most admired
Image: Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia.Photographs: Reuters
Wikipedia
Global
Wikipedia is recognized in the 2011 Global MAKE study for developing knowledge-based products/services, and creating an enterprise-wide collaborative knowledge-sharing environment.
This is the third time that Wikipedia has been recognized as a Global MAKE Winner.
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
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