In a beauty contest for companies, the winner is . . . General Electric. Or at least General Electric is the most admired company in America, according to Fortunemagazine’s annual survey. The other top ten finalists are Cisco Systems,Wal- Mart Stores, Southwest Airlines, Microsoft, Home Depot, Berkshire Hathaway, Charles Schwab, Intel, and Dell Computer.What do these companies have that separates them from the rest of the pack?Download