Murthy vs Sikka: Infosys is facing a clash of cultures

Reputation takes a knock

The controversy raised by N R Narayana Murthy and some other old-timers of Infosys over governance issues could not have come at a worse time for the company. The entire global information technology industry is mutating and Indian software exporters are under notice to reinvent themselves in order to survive. In these challenging times Infosys, India’s second-largest software company, has been trying to take the automation and innovation route under Vishal Sikka, with positive financial numbers and share price to show. The controversy will destabilise both Mr Sikka and Infosys, and it needs to be asked if Mr Murthy and