IT gets innovative ideas from staff
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka's initiative to engage with over 160,000 employees and shortlist 10 ideas through a crowdsourcing exercise, murmuration, is just the sort of thing that experts say helps technology companies not only source the next big idea from within the organisation idea but also boost the morale of employees. The new CEO's objective was twofold, said a senior executive of Bengaluru-based Infosys, India's second largest software exporter. "First, to boost employees' morale by reaching out and engaging with them, and the second, to get feedback from people who work with our customers and implement what they think the company should be doing," said the executive, who did not wish to be identified.
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