About the study

The definitive study of corporate reputation has returned in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

Annually since 1997, Hay Group has partnered with FORTUNE® magazine to survey the top business executives, directors and analysts to rank the World’s Most Admired Companies® – and to find out how they earn their reputations.

We ask more than 15,000 people to rate their peers in nine categories:

  • Innovation
  • People management
  • Use of corporate assets
  • Social responsibility
  • Quality of management
  • Financial soundness
  • Long-term investment
  • Quality of products/services
  • Global competitiveness

The study is carried out by Hay Group Insight, the survey research division of Hay Group.