Most Respected Companies

Look at the recent "Most Respected Companies" survey by the Financial Times. Who are the most respected companies and business leaders at the [blank] time? Rather predictably, they are Jack Welch, General Electric, and Bill Gates, and Microsoft. [blank] has achieved its world-class status by playing nice. Welch is still remembered for the brutal downsizing he led his business [blank] , and for the environmental pollution incidents and prosecutions. Microsoft has had one of the [blank] profile cases of bullying market dominance of recent times - and Gates has been able to [blank] the financial status where he can choose to give lots of money away by being ruthless in business.