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by American Way Staff

THINKING BIG
20% of business professionals, when asked which American company they would like to run, chose Wal-Mart. The company ranked first in the survey, followed by Microsoft with 15%

26% chose Exxon Mobil Corporation as the company they would least like to run, followed by Philip Morris Companies with 23%

Source: Brouillard Communications

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