March 15, 2015 / Fortune Asia / Volume 171 / Number 4 / THE 100 Best COMPANIES TO WORK FOR

THE 100 Best COMPANIES TO WORK FOR

SECTION I
32 Personal Bests
By Geoff Colvin

SECTION II
38 Why Employees Love Marriott
By Leigh Gallagher

SECTION III
Highlights From the List
46 Welcome to the Twitterloin
By Michal-Lev Ram

49 Acuity: Dream Job ... Insurance Salesman?
By Claire Zillman

50 Coolest Offices

52 Cisco: Solving Tech’s Diversity Problem・Starting at the Top
By Caroline Fairchild

54 WeWork: The Future of Work・Office Space 2.0
By Jen Wieczner

55 The 10 Best Companies for Women
By Colleen Leahey

56 W.L. Gore: A Latticework of Workers
By Daniel Roberts

SECTION IV
59 Work/Life Integration Is the New Normal
By Laura Vanderkam

SECTION V
60 The 2015 List
By Milton Moskowitz and Robert Levering

74 It’s Ikea’s World. We Just Live in It
In a stunning global expansion, the Swedish home-furnishings giant has been quietly planting its blue and yellow flag in places you’d never expect. Pay attention, Wal-Mart: You could learn a few things.
By Beth Kowitt

88 The Race to the Internet of Things
He’s got the heart. He’s got the brains. But can entrepreneur Brad Keywell’s new startup really beat General Electric to a $19 trillion finish line?
By Michal Lev-Ram

84 Reversing Evolution
After decades of decline, sales of Miller Lite have rebounded. What does it take to revive a tired icon, a mass-market low-calorie beer in a time of quirky microbrews? (Hint: Look at the can.)
By John Kell

96 The Great Big Question About Really Tiny Materials
Nanoparticles are in everything from snack foods to clothing to sunscreen. There’s just one problem: We know very little about what happens when they pile up in the environment熔r inside us.
By Ryan Bradley

104 The Crazy, True-Life Adventures of Norway’s Most Radical Billionaire
Fred Olsen is both the owner of Timex and its most successful watch designer. He’s also a world-class sailor and an oil industry pioneer. Now he’s leading a revolution in offshore wind.
By Shawn Tully

112 Cleavers at Ten Paces
The duels over the Benihana restaurant empire encompass nearly a decade, multiple continents, and an inheritance feud. The parties could teach their chefs a thing or two about how to wield a knife.
By Erika Fry

8 MACRO
Closer Look
Where are all the women? Despite gains elsewhere, their participation in the global workforce hasn’t risen.
By Nina Easton

11 MACRO
Briefing
The king of golf courses. Plus: the best in the Bitcoin book boom, Jeb Bush’s fundraising record, the limits of on-demand delivery, and more.

15 MACRO
Chartist
Your chances of landing a job at one of the top 100 employers.
By Scott DeCarlo

16 MACRO
Luxe
Mercedes elevates add-ons to an art form in its new S550 coupe.
By Sue Callaway

17 VENTURE
How I Got Started
A chain of canine day-care centers proved to be the salvation of Heidi Ganahl.

Interview by Dinah Eng

19 VENTURE
Crowdfunding
The payoff of using Kickstarter and similar platforms isn’t just financial.
By Jennifer Alsever

20 VENTURE
Pro-Files
George Foreman, ex--heavyweight champ and pitchman, is testament to the power of reinvention.
By Daniel Roberts

24 TECH
Global Power Profile
Panasonic president Kazuhiro Tsuga explains how he set the company on a path to profitability.
By Peter Elkind

27 TECH
The Fortune 500 Series
Aetna’s new authentication protocol nets fraudulent emails.
By Robert Hackett

28 INVEST
Stocks
The science of making money in biotech.
By Jen Wieczner

30 INVEST
Road to Wealth
There are plenty of reasons to like junk bonds right now.
By Janice Revell

6 EDITOR’S DESK

120 BING!

ON THE COVER: PHOTOGRAPH BY SAM KAPLAN

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Mikael Ydholm, head of research at Ikea, helps the global retailer find where cultures intersect.
ANDREW HETHERINGTON

24 A showcase of Panasonic technology from the company’s ”Wonder Life-BOX 2020” exhibition in Tokyo
COURTESY OF PANASONIC

DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB: MICHAEL LEWIS

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