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Apple's $1 trillion value doesn't mean it's the 'biggest' company

  • Written by Jerry Davis, Professor of Management and Sociology, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

On Aug. 2, Apple became the first U.S. public corporation to achieve a US$1 trillion valuation, making it the largest company in the world – by one measure at least.

A New York Times article proclaimed that this milestone “reflects the rise of powerful megacompanies” that control a large and growing share of all corporate...

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