Human Resource Management Practices in Infosys INTRODUCTION "Our assets walk out of the door each evening. We have to make sure that they come back the next morning." (Narayana Murthy‚ CEO Infosys). Infosys technology‚ a leading software company based in India‚ was voted as the best employer in the country in many HR surveys in the recent years. The company is well known for its employee friendly HR practices. Though Infosys has grown to become a US $ 2 billion company by the year
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IKEA’s GLOBAL SOURCING CHALLENGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The IKEA Group‚ one of the world’s top furniture retailers‚ has emerged as the fastest-growing furniture retailer in the US. Its unique business strategy has given it its strengths for its success today. However‚ like all strategies‚ IKEA’s strategy has its own flaws that can pose as weaknesses. IKEA also has a lot of opportunities in the marketplace such as expansions of their company and threats such as competitors in the same industry
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Marketing Challenges in the Global Economy November 11‚ 2012 Abstract This article discusses some challenges faced with product development in the global economy. Brief case studies of Apple‚ eBay‚ and Levi Strauss & Co.‚ provide real-world examples of the challenges – competition‚ reach of influences‚ infringement‚ etc. Embracing technological advances‚ such as social media‚ is essential for leveraging a competitive edge‚ provide the company can operate ethically. Marketing Challenges in the Global
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Case A-3 Infosys Technologies Ltd. Question 1 Infosys should consider expanding its operation into other foreign markets and industries. As indicated in the article‚ Infosys gets over 70% of its revenue from the United States and the majority of its big clients (such as Goldman Sachs‚ Visa or JC Penny) come from various industries but all of them are very sensitive to changes in the US economy. In order for Infosys to not only maintain but also increase their sales growth in spite of the
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concentrates on the Infosys Group and the approach in which its executive management had elected to handle the firm’s human resources issues as they evolved‚ along with their challenging issues‚ during numerous stages of this pioneer company’s road to sensation. It also talks about iRace (Infosys Role And Career Enhancement tool‚ which had a negative effect on their image as an apex company resulting in 4500 employees leaving their occupations. The opening years that led to Infosys becoming a viable
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INFOSYS CASE STUDY Question1: Introduction to the organisation‚ knowledge management needs and focus at infosys 1- Introduction to the organisation Founded in 1981 in India‚ Infosys is an Indian software services company with their headquarters in Bangalore‚ Indian. The organisation now has current revenue of over $ 2.1 billion (case study‚ 2006) and has over 69‚000 employees worldwide. Infosys is one of the leading information technology service companies in India that uses an extensive
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INTRODUCTION Globalisation‚ as an integrated and independent world economy‚ has contributed to the rapid expansion of international trade and world’s economic growth (Paik & Vance‚ 2006; Mutsuddi‚ 2012). The increase presence of global firms is shifting domestic HR towards global HR in addition to carry out a wider span of HR responsibilities (Losey‚ Meisinger & Ulrich‚ 2005; Rao‚ 2010; Jie‚ 2011; Mutsuddi‚ 2012). The generation of cross-border labour market also had brought human resource management
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Organizing is the function of management which follows planning. It is a function in which the synchronization and combination of human‚ physical and financial resources takes place. All the three resources are important to get results. Therefore‚ organizational function helps in achievement of results which in fact is important for the functioning of a concern. According to Chester Barnard‚ “Organizing is a function by which the concern is able to define the role positions‚ the jobs related and
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Please address all correspondence to Prof. Ram Subramanian‚ School of Business‚ Montclair State University‚ Montclair‚ NJ 07043‚ USA. E-mail: Subramanianr@mail. montclair.edu. Infosys Technologies Limited: The Global Talent Program T.V. Mohandas Pai‚ Director and Member of the Board for Infosys Technologies Limited (Infosys)‚ the Bangalore‚ Indiabased information technology company‚ eased his six-foot three-inch frame into his office chair and pulled up the latest US recruitment report. It was Monday
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Executive Summary Infosys Technologies is a billion dollar company with over 58‚000 worldwide and is rated as the Best Employer in India. In 2008 the Indian company had a successful turnover of more than $4 billion. Infosys operates in a number of business ventures ranging from banking to retail‚ and its services tend to encompass end-to-end IT solutions. The company is noted for using its low-risk Global Delivery Model (GDM) to accelerate schedules and reduce costs. As early as 2004 the
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