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Infosys(A): Strategic Human

Resource Management
Presented by:
Pratham Mittal (15 PGPM 18)
Vatsal Sharma (15PGPM 25)
Apoorva Rastogi (15PGPM )
Kunal Dhage (15PGPM 17)
Satpal Bagga (15PGPM 27)

Company Profile : INFOSYS

Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology, and
outsourcing and next-generation services.
The second-largest India-based IT services company by
2014 revenues, and the fifth largest employer of H-1B
visa professionals in the United States in FY 2013
Narayan Murty along with 6 of his colleagues founded
their own venture.
Vision: build a company that was professionally owned
and professionally managed, with good corporate
governance, good employee management and good
ethics.

KEY DATES
1981: Infosys Technologies Ltd. is founded in
Bangalore, India, by N.R. Narayana Murthy and
seven other software engineers.
1987: Infosys opens its first U.S. office.
1992: Infosys becomes a public limited company
in India.
1993: Company issues stock through public
offerings on three stock exchanges in India.
1999: Infosys becomes the first India-based public
company to be listed on an American stock
exchange, the NASDAQ.

Leading Strategic Human Resource Management

practices followed World Wide:
Rolls Royce Limited: Apprenticeship
Program
Boston Consulting Group : Training and
Development
LinkedIN : Work Hard Play Hard.
Cadbury : Village Concept
Ford : Discipline Before Emotion Concept.

Strategic Human Resource Management

It is the process of linking the human resource
function with the strategic objectives of the
organization in order to improve the performance.

Comment on the best practices of Infosys with respect to

SHRM ?
Q.

Three are three ways in which Infosys HR add value to the

employee are:
Learning value- add through training

a)

b)

Emotional value-add through the work environment

c)

Financial value-add through compensation and benefits.

Infosys recognized that an employee would only be as committed to the

firm as the firm was committed to its employees.

What policies Infosys adopted1)Always keep their doors open informally besides having a
formal grievance resolution mechanism
2) Provide a lot of support during emergencies
3) Created a very effective health platform i.e. HALE
4) Enable an employee to pursue areas of interest
5) HR focused on facilitating a sense of fun in the workplace
through events like DJ nights, quizzes, intellectual debates, and
dances.
6) Infosys started a Employee Social Services group.

Values and Value Champions Infosys articulated the core values it

believed in and wanted every
employee to adhere to through the
acronym C-LIFE

Recommended Strategies:
Problem: Communication Gap between
Hierarchy
Solution: Implement strong Coaching and
Mentorship Programs to foster Relationship
Building.

Problem: Inconsistent HR Strategies

Solution: Infosys should form stable long-term
strategies which would be healthier for the
organization.

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Problem: Monotonous projects for Employees.

Solution: To offer diverse projects to employees
and provide relevant training for them to thrive in
these projects such that they have a feeling of
contribution towards the organization.

Problem: Employee discontent with the rewards

and remuneration.
Solution: To provide perks and incentives for
employees such that they feel rewarded for the
services they provide.

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Thank You