Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Second Edition

CASE STUDY-1: THE PHANEESH MURTHY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE

(This case is based on report in the print and electronic media. The case is meant for academic purpose only. The writer has no intention to sully the reputations of the corporate or the executives dicussed.)

For company so revered by the entire Indian and foreign business community for having set the highest ethical standards, it seemed to be only a matter of time before someone tried to pull it down. But to their credit, the company honourably resolved the issue and came back much stronger and surer of its values than ever before. Infosys became entangled in a scandal between October 1999 and December 2000, which dented its reputation as a company that had the best corporate governance ...