Teleos Names Europe's Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2004--Organizations dedicated to growth through innovation and knowledge management add value five times faster than their competitors, according to Teleos' new "2004 European Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Study."
The winners of the 2004 European MAKE study, conducted by Teleos in association with The KNOW Network, are (in alphabetical order):
-- ABN AMRO (Netherlands)
-- BP (UK)
-- Capgemini (France)
-- DaimlerChrysler (Germany)
-- Ericsson (Sweden)
-- IRIZAR (Spain)
-- Nokia (Finland)
-- Norsk Tipping (Norway)
-- Renault (France)
-- Rolls-Royce (UK)
-- Royal Dutch/Shell (Netherlands/UK)
-- Siemens (Germany)
-- UBS (Switzerland)
-- Unilever (Netherlands/UK)
For the second year in a row, Siemens ranked first in the European MAKE study. BP and Nokia are previous overall European MAKE Winners. Britain leads the 2004 list with four winners -- followed by the Netherlands, France and Germany.
A panel of European Fortune 500 senior executives and internationally recognized knowledge management experts selected the 2004 European MAKE Winners. The panel rated organizations against a framework of eight key knowledge performance dimensions which are the visible drivers of competitive advantage.
The 2004 European MAKE Winners have been recognized as leaders in:
-- creating a corporate knowledge-driven culture
-- developing knowledge leaders
-- delivering superior knowledge-based products/services
-- maximizing enterprise intellectual capital
-- creating a collaborative enterprise environment
-- creating a learning organization
-- delivering value based on customer knowledge
-- transforming enterprise knowledge into shareholder value
This year's 14 European MAKE Winners accounted for 10% of the total added value created by Europe's top 600 companies. The 2004 European MAKE Winners also are recognized for delivering superior Returns on Assets and Revenues.
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