Study of Organizational

Culture
16th December,
2010

Presented By,
Dexi
Divya
Aneesh
Arun
Nirmal
Vigirtheeswaran

Introduction to Infosys
culture
Infosys has more than 100,000 employees
from83 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 fastchanging 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. Gopalakrishnan
Co-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 @ Infosys
Dominant 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

culture
Serial Culture
#
characteristics
1.
Innovation & risk
taking
2.
Attention to detail
3.
Outcome orientation
4.
People orientation
5.
Team orientation
6.
Aggressiveness
7.
Stability

Our Ratings (Out

of 10)
9
8
7
10
9
8
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

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

Thank You