Corporate Strategy Case Study

Infosys Foundation: In For a Systematic Service

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Abstract:
Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Infosys), was founded in 1996 with an aim to serve the society it operates in. The primary focus areas of the Foundation were health care, social rehabilitation and rural uplift, learning and education, and preservation of art and culture in India. The case study tries to give a holistic account of the specific efforts made by the Foundation in this direction. The case also discuses the philanthropic nature of Infosys’ social initiatives and exemplify them from a wider perspective.

Pedagogical Objectives:

• The areas in which the Foundation work
• The potential areas in which the focus of the Foundation can be concentrated

Keywords : Corporate Philanthropy; Philanthropy in India; Health care; Social; rehabilitation; Rural uplift; Learning and education in India; Corporate Strategies Case Study; Preservation of Indian art and culture; Systematic service; Foundation; Infosys Technology; Sudha Murthy