Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Second Edition

CASE STUDY: INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES: THE BEST AMONG INDIAN CORPORATES

(This case is based on reports in the print and electronic media. The case is meant for academic discussion only. The author has no intention to tarnish the reputations of the corporate or the executives discussed.)

HUMBLE BEGINNING AND SPECTACULAR GROWTH OF INFOSYS

Infosys Technologies is India’s most popular and best managed IT company with its global headquarters at Bangalore. It was founded in 1981 by Narayana Murthy and six of his colleagues in Bombay in a single room of Murthy’s house with a paltry sum of INR 10,000 as capital. It has, today, a global presence of 32 sales offices in 16 countries, 33 global software development centres and one business continuity centre. ...