February 4, 2013 / Fortune Asia / Volume 167 / Number 2 / 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR

THE 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR
26 INSIDE MARS
From free candy to pet-friendly perks, working at America’s third-largest private company is a pretty sweet gig. An exclusive look at the secretive empire of Mars Inc.
BY DAVID A. KAPLAN

37 | THE 2013 LIST
For the 16th year, Fortune names the top workplaces in corporate America. Seventy-eight of the Best Companies are looking to fill over 65,000 jobs this year.

46 SAMSUNG’S ROAD TO MOBILE DOMINATION
The South Korean company is trampling rivals and gunning for Apple. Can its hot streak last?
BY MICHAL LEV-RAM

52 THE JUDGE WHO RULES ON BUSINESS
Jed Rakoff―who bashed the SEC on Bank of America and sentenced Rajat Gupta to prison―weighs in on corporate crime and punishment.
BY DAVID A. KAPLAN

BOOK EXCERPT: AMERICAN TURNAROUND
58 GM ON THE BRINK
Days after GM went bankrupt, former AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre took over as chairman. He found a company paralyzed by old ways and seemingly unable to change. In a Fortune book excerpt, Whitacre takes us inside his fight to get General Motors moving again.

6 FIRST
Closer Look
A 700-mile road trip in the electric Tesla Model S.
BY RYAN BRADLEY

9 FIRST
Thought Leaders
A new system for a new century.
BY KLAUS SCHWAB

10 FIRST
Face to Face
How Jawbone’s designer and CEO co-create.
BY RYAN BRADLEY

11 FIRST
Fortune Global Forum
The Fed’s big dollar gamble.
BY ALLAN SLOAN

15 TECH
Smartphones: The Battle to Be No. 3
Microsoft and RIM find themselves fighting for third place.
BY JESSI HEMPEL

17 TECH
Holding Off on That IPO
SurveyMonkey’s CEO is in no hurry.
BY ADAM LASHINSKY

19 INVEST
The Great ETF Mega-War
Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street vie for dominance.
BY ERIKA FRY

21 INVEST
Face-Off
Life Technologies: Can it rise in a tough market?

INTERVIEWS BY RYAN DEROUSSEAU
22 INVEST
Wealth Adviser
Cut your exposure to Medicare taxes.
BY JANICE REVELL

5 Editor’s Desk

64 Bing!

INSIGHTS
23 Geoff Colvin
The case for optimism: How this year could be lucky ’13.

24 Sheila Bair
My New Year’s resolution? To kick my savings habit.

25 Dan Primack
How Goldman Sachs beat Washington at its own game.
ON THE COVER Photograph by ADAM LEVEY

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