Abstract

Wipro is one of India’’s leading family-owned but professionally managed business groups. Starting off in the vegetable oils business, the company has successfully moved into other businesses like computer software. This case focuses on the risks faced by Wipro’’s software business and the steps it is taking to mitigate them. Among the important risks faced by Wipro are excessive concentration on some geographic regions/clients, operations risks, risks in merger and acquisition, political risks, regulatory risks, legal and contractual risks, human resources risks and financial risks

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

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Keywords

Wipro software services, Enterprise risk management at Wipro, Financial risks, Azim Premji, Richest Indian, Global business environment, Software industry, Human resources risks, Vivek Paul, Technology redundancy, Project management, Currency risks, Operations risks, Regulatory risks