Eight years earlier in 2004. the list of 10 most admired U.S. companies was: Wal-Mart, Berkshire Hathaway. Southwest

Airlines, General Electric. Dell Computer, Microsoft, Johnson&Johnson, Starbucks, FedEx. and IBM.111

Why did the most admired U.S. firm in 2004 Mal-Mad) drop off the 10 listing in 2012?

Why did Apple go from not even being on the 10 U.S. listing in 2004 to No.1 in 2012?

Which firms appeared on both top 10 lists? Why?

Why did some firms drop off the list from 2004 to 2012 and why did others get included?

What companies should be on the most admired list this year? Why?

Go to the library and find a Most Admired Companies Fortune article from the 1980s or early 1990s and compare that

1st to the latest one. (See hftp://money.cnn .com/magazinestfortuneimost-admired/2012/full_listt for the latest list.)

Which companies have fallen out of the top 10? Pick one of the companies and investigate why it is no longer on the list.

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