美国运通公司
公司总部所在地：美国纽约
2010年公司收益：278亿美元
入选理由亮点：工资透明

    一位美国运通公司职员表示，“我认为公司的独特之处在于，很多人因为在这里工作而倍感自豪。美国运通赋予员工很多职责，但同时也信任每个员工。”这听起来似乎很普通，但公司的高透明度的确为很多员工所称道。

    美国运通印度分公司有一项活动，名为“了解你的薪酬”，旨在向员工公布薪水范围及变动的细节。员工能从中了解到自己的薪水与同事相比处于什么水平。此外，美国运通还启动了“蓝色酬谢”计划，员工可以通过新颖而富有个性的“电子卡片”、“电子徽章”和“空中答谢”等方式来感谢自己的同事。

    公司高级管理层拥有良好的男女比例：47%的职位由女性担任。

American Express
Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
2010 Revenue ($ millions): 27,800
What makes it so great?

    "I think [what] is unique is how many people really do take pride in working here. American Express gives employees a lot of responsibility, and trusts each one," says an American Express associate. That may sound like a run-of-the-mill response, but the high degree of transparency at the company is lauded by many employees.

    American Express India shares details of salary ranges and their histories. The company holds Know Your Compensation (KYC) sessions, where employees learn where their compensation is compared to their colleagues. Additionally, AmEx offers the RewardBlue program, which allows employees to reward their colleagues with "eCards," "eButtons," and "airThanks" that can contain quirky, personalized messages.

    The company also boasts a healthy male to female ratio at the executive/senior management level: 47% of the positions are filled by women.