Lists Naughtiest and Nicest C.E.O.’s of 2008

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Glassdoor.com Lists Naughtiest and Nicest C.E.O.’s of 2008
By Claire Cain Miller

Glassdoor.com, a site that lets employees anonymously review their employers and share salary information, is out with a list of the naughtiest and nicest chief executives of 2008, based on those reviews.
Arthur Levinson, chief of Genentech. (Credit: Kimberly White/Reuters)

The nicest boss of all was Arthur D. Levinson, chief of Genentech, who got a 93 percent approval rating. He leads the Silicon Valley biotech company with a “decision-making structure that intrinsically forces authority downward to the lowest possible level providing many opportunities to exercise and test one’s judgment,” a strategic planner at Genentech wrote.

Overall, 6 of the top 10 bosses on the “nice” list were from Silicon Valley, including Steve Jobs of Apple, with a 90 percent approval rating; Eric E. Schmidt of Google, with 88 percent; Jen-Hsun Huang of Nvidia, with 80 percent; Shantanu Narayen of Adobe, with 79 percent; and Dan Warmenhoven of NetApp, with 78 percent.

Despite a lousy year for financial firms, two Wall Street bosses made the “nice” list, including Lloyd C. Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, with an 88 percent approval rating, and Kenneth Chenault of American Express, with 80 percent approval. A.G. Lafley of Procter & Gamble and Ian Davis of McKinsey rounded out the top 10. Read more…


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