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Another Award for Narayana Murthy

The University of South Florida (USF) honoured Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy with the Global leadership and Free Enterprise Awards for his leadership and contributions to the international business world.

Presenting Infosys chairman emeritus Murthy with the awards at the Patel Centre for Global Sustainability on May 14, 2012, USF President Judy Genshaft praised him for his entrepreneurial spirit.

Earlier, in an informal conversation with past and present students, Mr Murthy said that because of his middle class background, it was not as difficult for his company to maintain its values as it might be for the mass of people eking out a living.

“You need a spirit of sacrifice and you need to have trust,” he said.

He explained how Infosys’ ethos had its roots in the first meeting held at his house in Mumbai with his six fellow founders.

Their discussion was focused on profitability.

Mr Murthy focused the attention of the students on “seeking respect and living in harmony with society.”

“Please make sure you do no short-change your customers. Revenue and profit will follow,” he said.

In response to a question about his chances of entering politics, Mr Murthy said that his preference was “rational discussion” and the difficulty the political world offered for such discussions.

Kaushal Chari, chair of the USF information systems and decision sciences department, said Mr Murthy’s story was inspiring for students.

“He is a world-class business leader,” he said.

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