Wipro Technologies, Infosys and TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) are three of the most successful Indian outsourcing companies. They are considered to be the pioneers in the field and are held in high esteem globally.
Wipro had its humble beginnings in the vegetable oil processing industry when it was known as Western India Vegetable Products. Since the young Azim Premji, an engineering student at Stanford and heir to the business was thrown into it willy-nilly in 1980, it evolved into the software giant it is today. Currently its revenue is in excess of $3billion.
In spite of being the major stockholder Premji does not manage the business autocratically. Being a disciplined man with high standards, he runs the business with exceptional integrity. Rejecting feudalism, his employees are credited upon their output. Working tirelessly his eagle eye does not miss a single detail but he is open to both, criticism and suggestions as revealed in his official values statement.
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