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MUMBAI: MUMBAI: Viacom18 has been adjudged as India?s best company to work for, in the Media and Entertainment sector, by the US-based research and management consultancy company Great Place to Work Institute (GPWI).
GPWI has unveiled the 2010 list of ?India?s Best Companies to Work For? from over 400 participating companies. The top 50 list does not contain any other media and entertainment company.
Viacom18 is also the 26th best place across industries in India as per the study. Viacom18 is the JV between IBN18 and Viacom Inc. It operates channels like Colors, MTV, Nick and Vh1.
Viacom18 Group CEO Haresh Chawla said, ?We are extremely proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work in, not only in the media segment but across sectors. In the last two years, we have been the fastest growing media and entertainment network having grown eight-folds. I attribute this growth to the hot-bed of talent that we have within Viacom18 and the unique entrepreneurial environment that we have been able to create.?
Internet giant Google India notched the top spot in the list, followed by Make My Trip, Intel Technology India, Marriott Hotels India, NetApp India, American Express, India, NTPC, PayPal India, Ajuba Solutions India and SAS Institute.
The criterion for selecting best companies was primarily on the basis of the employees‘ responses to the Great Place to Work Trust Index and the culture audit that judges people practices.
GPWI has been conducting studies to identify and understand the best workplaces since last 20 years and in 40 countries. The 2010 study is the seventh study in India, and the third year when GPWI is conducting it as an independent entity. GPWI claims that more than 400 companies registered to participate in the study.
