World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator
that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, has been
named as one of the 2015 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®.
This list, now in its 18th year, recognizes companies that
have exceptional workplace cultures. 2015 marks the fourth consecutive
year that WWT has earned a spot on the coveted list.
WWT was selected among hundreds of companies vying for a place on the
list this year. Applicant companies opt to participate in the selection
process, which includes an employee survey and an in-depth questionnaire
about their programs and company practices. Great Place to Work® then
evaluates each application using its unique methodology based on five
dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.
Creators of the methodology behind the list, Great Place to Work® has
found that employees believe they work for great organizations when they
consistently trust the people they work for, have pride in what they do
and enjoy the people they work with.
“A powerful combination of trust, teamwork, empowerment, core values and
an unwavering commitment to the success of our employees creates the
foundation for WWT’s culture,” said WWT’s chief executive officer and
co-founder Jim Kavanaugh. “We are honored to be selected by Fortune
once again for this prestigious recognition, and thank all of our
employees for their overwhelmingly positive feedback and commitment to
WWT, each other and our customers and partners.”
WWT took the 28 spot on this year’s Fortune 100 Best Companies to
Work For® list. The company’s highly inclusive culture and unique
people-focused workplace, which fosters employee trust, empowerment and
camaraderie, helped make this the fourth straight year WWT has been
named to the list. WWT’s longstanding commitment to creating a
profitable growth company that is truly a great place to work promotes
deep employee satisfaction that in turn nurtures an unmatched level of
customer care as well as corporate growth and expansion.
“A new type of 21st century company is emerging,” said China Gorman, CEO
of Great Place to Work®. “It is transforming how business is done both
internally and externally. It understands that a high-trust work culture
results in higher productivity, increased engagement and better
financial performance. These factors ultimately lead to a competitive
advantage and enable companies to quickly bounce back from challenging
situations. The 100 Best companies set the standard for businesses.”
Organizations named on the list see many benefits that include better
financial performance, less employee turnover, higher levels of customer
satisfaction and loyalty, more innovative and creative thinking, higher
productivity and enhanced public perception. Other well-known business
entities that are featured on this FORTUNE list include Google, SAS,
Edward Jones, Cisco, NetApp and VMware. To see the complete 2015 Fortune
100 Best Companies to Work For® list and to learn more about how to
build a high-trust workplace culture, visit www.greatplacetowork.com.
About WWT
World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) is a systems integrator with more than
$6 billion in annual revenue that provides innovative technology and
supply chain solutions to large public and private organizations. The
company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure
and technology to help its customers explore, evaluate, architect and
implement technology products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT
works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Dell
(NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO); EMC (NYSE: EMC); HP (NYSE: HPQ);
AT&T Inc., (NYSE: ATT); VMware (NYSE: VMW); Citrix Systems, Inc.;
NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air
Force. WWT employs more than 2,700 people and operates over 2 million
square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in more
than 20 facilities throughout the world. For more information about
World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.
About Great Place to Work
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust,
high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment
tools, advisory services and employer branding programs, including Best
Companies lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the
benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and
recognize outstanding workplace cultures. Great Place to Work®’s Trust
Index©, a 58-question employee survey that measures trust, is used
around the world to help companies increase the levels of trust across
their organizations and improve business results. Annually, Great Place
to Work® produces the research for the annual Fortune
100 Best Companies to Work For® list and the Great Place to Work®
Best Small and Medium Workplaces list. Follow Great Place to Work®
online at www.greatplacetowork.com
and on Twitter at @GPTW_US.
About Fortune
Fortune is a global leader in business journalism with a combined
audience of more than 9 million readers in print and online. Fortune
covers bold innovators, smart companies, new ideas and innovative
strategies that inspire the Fortune audience to accelerate their
business success. Fortune’s major franchises include the FORTUNE 500,
the 100 Best Companies to Work For, World’s Most Admired Companies, 40
Under 40 and Fastest-Growing Companies. Fortune hosts a wide range of
annual conferences, including Fortune Most Powerful Women, Fortune
Brainstorm Tech, Fortune Brainstorm E and the Fortune Global Forum.
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than 1.5 million followers on Twitter. Fortune.com launched on June 1,
2014 and has seen rapid growth since launch reaching an average of over
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