Countries
To appear as Most Admired, a company must have scored in the top half of its industry survey. The rest are listed as contenders.
Most Admired
Company City Overall score
Akzo Nobel Amsterdam 5.38
Royal Dutch Shell The Hague 7.64
Royal Philips Electronics Amsterdam 5.32
TNT Hoofddorp 5.86
Contenders
Company City Overall score
Aegon The Hague 5.12
EADS Leiden 5.79
GasTerra Groningen 5.94
Heineken Amsterdam 3.79
LyondellBasell Industries Rotterdam 4.04
Randstad Holding Diemen 5.55
Royal Ahold Amsterdam 5.48
From the March 21, 2011 issue
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