| Despite the scandals that tarnished the reputation of business in 2002,
there are companies to admire. Topping FORTUNE's annual poll of executives,
directors, and analysts, Wal-Mart becomes the only company ever to head
the most admired and FORTUNE 500 lists in the same year. The list's most
notable trend? The increase in non-U.S. All-Stars.
One Nation Under Wal-Mart
Forget the Internet. America's most admired company is changing everything.
The seat of power in many industries no longer resides in Hollywood or
Cincinnati or New York, but in the hills of Northwest Arkansas.
Why GE Isn't No. 1
Wall Street's impatience with opaque financial statements after the
Enron scandal led to considerable criticism about GE's accounting. Then
there were those embarrassing revelations about GE's former CEO Jack Welch.
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