How do you best create a great culture at a global organization? Elevate pay levels? Increase training opportunities? Launch a wellness program? Those steps may help, but the thing that moves the needle most for employees at the world’s best workplaces is a strong sense of community.

That’s the main finding of a new report, Company as Community, that accompanies Great Place to Work®’s 5th annual list of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces. In these companies, led by #1-ranked Google, we found that central to employees’ perception of a great culture were camaraderie factors — such as whether the workplace is fun, welcoming, and family-like.

Employees at the 25 World’s Best also value competent management, including leaders’ effectiveness at coordinating staff. And employees care deeply about what might be considered workplace basics: proper resources and equipment for the job, a physically safe environment, and the ability to take time off when necessary.

Companies the world over would do well to focus on these drivers of workplace greatness, as well as on the trusting relationships that are the foundation of a strong culture. That’s not just for the benefit of employees, but for the business benefits that come from a high-trust workplace. A growing mound of evidence from Great Place to Work and other experts shows that a great culture pays off, in areas ranging from higher revenues to lower turnover to better stock market performance to superb customer service.

As they work to make their cultures better, companies should consider the big picture, not just the needs of individual staffers. According to employees at the World’s Best, it takes a village to create a great global workplace.

Here’s the list of the TOP 25:

• 1. Google

  56,040 employees
  www.google.com
  Industry: Information Technology
  Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Switzerland, United States

• 2. SAS Institute

  13,741 employees
  www.sas.com
  Industry: Information Technology
  Listed in: Australia, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, United States

• 3. W. L. Gore & Associates

  10,000 employees
  www.gore.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production | Textiles and textile products
  Listed in: China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

• 4. NetApp

  12,810 employees
  www.netapp.com
  Industry: Information Technology | Storage/Data Management
  Listed in: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

• 5. Telefónica

  123,700 employees
  www.telefonica.com
  Industry: Telecommunications
  Listed in: Argentina (2), Central America (One Operation), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru (3), Venezuela

• 6. EMC

  70,000 employees
  www.emc.com
  Industry: Information Technology | Storage/Data Management
  Listed in: Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

• 7. Microsoft

  128,000 employees
  www.microsoft.com
  Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
  Listed in: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

• 8. BBVA

  108,000 employees
  www.bbva.com
  Industry: Information Technology | Software
  Listed in: Argentina, Chile, Mexico (2), Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

• 9. Monsanto

  22,400 employees
  www.monsanto.com
  Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | Biotechnology
  Listed in: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala , India, Italy, Mexico, Spain

• 10. American Express

  53,500 employees
  www.americanexpress.com
  Industry: Financial Services & Insurance | Banking/Credit Services
  Listed in: Argentina, India, Japan, Mexico, United States

• 11. Marriott

  182,972 employees
  www.marriott.com
  Industry: Hospitality | Hotel/Resort
  Listed in: Brazil (2), India, Mexico (4), Peru, United Arab Emirates, United States

• 12. Belcorp

  10,185 employees
  www.belcorp.biz
  Industry: Retail
  Listed in: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru

• 13. Scotiabank

  86,932 employees
  www.scotiabank.com
  Industry: Financial Services & Insurance | Banking/Credit Services
  Listed in: Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico (3), Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico

• 14. Autodesk

  8,823 employees
  www.autodesk.com
  Industry: Information Technology
  Listed in: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

• 15. Cisco

  70,112 employees
  www.cisco.com
  Industry: Information Technology
  Listed in: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

• 16. Atento

  150,000 employees
  www.atento.com
  Industry: Professional Services | Telephone Support/Sales Centers
  Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay

• 17. Diageo

  28,000 employees
  www.diageo.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production | Beverages
  Listed in: Brazil, Canada, Central America & Caribbean, Chile, Ireland, Mexico

• 18. Accor

  142,896 employees
  www.accor.com
  Industry: Hospitality | Hotel/Resort
  Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Mexico, Peru, United Kingdom

• 19. Hyatt

  97,000 employees
  www.hyatt.com
  Industry: Hospitality
  Listed in: China, Germany, India, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

• 20. Mars

  74,141 employees
  www.mars.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production | Food Products
  Listed in: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Central America & Caribbean, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy (2), Japan, Korea, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

• 21. Cadence

  6,405 employees
  www.cadence.com
  Industry: Information Technology | Software
  Listed in: Canada, India, Korea, United Kingdom, United States

• 22. Hilti

  22,000 employees
  www.hilti.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production
  Listed in: Canada, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

• 23. EY

  193,295 employees
  www.ey.com
  Industry: Professional Services
  Listed in: Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, United States

• 24. H&M

  132,000 employees
  www.hm.com
  Industry: Retail | Clothing
  Listed in: Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Turkey

• 25. Novo Nordisk

  39,062 employees
  www.novonordisk.com
  Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals
  Listed in: Finland, Greece, Mexico, Netherlands, United States