While there is little change at the top of this year's global survey of the most respected companies, the changes lower down reflect the degree to which perceptions have changed in the wake of upheavals in the new economy | Read
Business leaders
Admiration for those doing it their own way Some chief executives may regularly cross swords with the legal and political authorities - but it doesn't necessarily do their reputations any harm
Rankings 2001
Tables index Find out how companies have achieved in the rankings, you will be able to chart their positions since 1998. The bulk of the data is divided by industry sector
The new economy
Traditional stalwarts Technology companies have emerged suprisingly well in the rankings, given the battering they have received in the current economic climate
Uncrowned king of Italy
Giovanni Agnelli of Fiat Italy's supreme industrialist is still helping to shape the future of the family company
