Session 9 - Topic 1A. Infosys. If your surname starts with the letters A-M discuss

1A. Individuals whose surnames begin with the letters A-M, respond to these questions:

• How might Infosys sustain its founding values as it grows and globalizes?

• What organizational problems do you think will prove troublesome to Infosys? How would you use the strengths of its current organization to manage them?

Start your discussion by midnight Saturday latest! Complete your responses by midnight Tuesday latest!

Session 9 - Topic 1C. Reflection. Everyone responds!

1C. Reflection. Everyone Responds!

• Think of Infosys' belief that employees should understand "algorithmic thinking." How would you manage people, set systems, and promote a corporate culture to attain this goal?
• Given what you have read in the case study and your classmates’ responses to the questions, do you think you would like to work for Infosys? Why or why not?

Start your discussion by midnight Saturday latest! Complete your responses by midnight Tuesday latest!

Session 9 - Topic 2. Staffing Operations. TCT

Read: “Tel-Comm-Tek,” DRS, pp.800 - 804. You are selecting the Managing Director (MD) for TCT.

• Rank order the candidates from high to low. Which candidate would you recommend to the selection committee? Why did you select that person?
• What challenges might the person you recommend encounter if named MD? How can TCT minimize those challenges?
• Based on information provided in Chap. 16 dealing with a matrix organizational structure, would you recommend two individuals to the same post, i.e., one person directing internal affairs the other managing external affairs? What are the pros/cons of such an arrangement?

Respond to both Topics 1 & 2. Start your discussion by midnight Saturday latest! Complete your responses by midnight Tuesday latest!

Session 9 - In the News!

As part of your Discussions participation, post one news source as a response to this Main Topic and explain briefly (3 or 4 sentences will do) how the news story bears on the topics for the week or for upcoming weeks. Avoid news items that are older than two months.

Make sure that you use foreign media!