World’s Most Admired Companies

Fortune Magazine has released its survey of the top 50 most admired companies in the world. Their top 10:

1 Apple
2 Berkshire Hathaway
3 Toyota Motor
4 Google
5 Johnson & Johnson
6 Procter & Gamble
7* FedEx
7* Southwest Airlines
9 General Electric
10 Microsoft

For such a global subject, though, there seem to be a large American bias. It does raise interesting questions about what it means to be admired. Some companies (Apple, Nike) are expected; others (Bank of America, Goldman Sachs) are bound to raise a few eyebrows given the current economic situation. What qualities do you admire in companies?