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Transcript of Culture @ Infosys
Study of Organizational Culture
Presented By,DexiDivyaAneeshArunNirmalVigirtheeswaran
16th December, 2010
Introduction to Infosys culture
• Infosys has more than 100,000 employees from 83 nationalities.
• The workplace recognizes the unique skills of professionals irrespective of gender, ethnicity or nationality.
• Infosys has a very open-minded work culture - it is a place where there is minimal hierarchy and people are unafraid to voice new ideas.
• All employees have a sense of pride to be a Infoscion (they proudly call themselves!).
Intro (Contd…)
• A workplace where politics are kept down to a minimum and where employees enjoy the transparent work culture.
• Believes that people are their core assets and continuously work towards motivating their employees, by providing an environment where they feel comfortable and secure.
• Ensure good work-life balance exists at all times – they have recreational facilities inside the campus, with global standards.
Creators of Infosys Culture
Ingredients of Organizational Culture
Strong Culture of Infosys
Life @ Infosys
These are aspects of life at Infosys that describe what it is like to be an Infoscion.
• Excel at challenging and exciting work assignments • Continuous learning for professional and personal
development • Enjoy a fun place to work • Synchronize with the Company's Business and Growths
Drive to Excel• Organizational culture that emphasizes learning
drives to excel in their individual capacities and as team players.
• Be it technology each client engagement provides unique opportunities to innovate and excel to build next generation technology product or realize IT programs.
• The spirit of innovation and excellence is most evident in physical, technology, or people infrastructure or in their financial, marketing, and quality practices.
Continuous learning
• Organizational commitment to continuous personal and professional development keeps Infosys at the forefront in a fast-changing industry.
• This learning area includes technology, management, leadership, cultural and communication skills, and other soft skills.
• Infosys Toastmasters Club - The mission of the club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment to develop communication and leadership skills of employees.
Fun & Culture
• Supports arts, culture, or sports.• "Art Gallery" on campus dedicated to displaying the works
of Infoscions• Daily quiz competitions, and regular music meetings that
keep the place abuzz with creativity. • Inculcom is the base organization that hosts cultural
programs for Infoscions. Each event emphasizes a specific area like music, dance, or quiz. – IQ Circle (Quizzes)– Shruthi (the classical music club)– Dramatix (the drama club) and – Vakchaturya (forum for self development).
Insync
• Internal communication for sharing of information about business performance, plans, goals, and strategies.
"We believe in an organization with less hierarchy, and faster decision-making. In order to make that happen, every Infoscion needs to know how the organization works, how decision are made, and what drives us. So it is important for us to communicate this to everyone”
S. GopalakrishnanCo-founder & Member of Board
Day-to-day culture of Infosys
• Spot awards.• Every Tuesday – Formal dressing.• Cubicle decoration.• Employees can easily meet the top
management persons.• Team outing after completion of a project.
Cultures @ InfosysDominant Culture –
Core Values
Culture of top management
Sub-culture
Culture of person/cubicle
Training center @ Mysore
Recreation center @ Mysore
Infosys HQ @ Bangalore
Our rating for Infosys’ cultureSerial # Culture characteristics Our Ratings (Out of 10)1. Innovation & risk taking 92. Attention to detail 83. Outcome orientation 74. People orientation 105. Team orientation 96. Aggressiveness 87. Stability 9
Some Weak cultures of a company
• Reliance – Aggressive & outcome oriented• ICICI – Work pressure with high targets• Some government firms– Outdated and no room for creativity & innovation– Highly corrupted environment– Scope of career growth is very less unlike the
private sector• Merger failure due to organizational culture.
Culture Surveys - Conclusion
In 2005, Waterstone Human Capital conducted in-depth Interviews with senior managers at 107 Canadian companies. The Managers offered the following interesting views.
• 82% said corporate culture impacts financial performance• 82% said corporate culture helped with recruiting• 72% said their culture was not what they wanted it to be in the
future• 55% said the culture of their organization was "weak," while 36%
said it was "strong"• 62% said they don't monitor their organization's culture through
surveys
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