Sumeru Software Solutions has been developing software and consulting organization headquartered in Bangalore, India, with offices in Washington, DC, Dubai and London. It started operations in July 2001 as a single project with two employees, and has grown into an organization with about 200 people for 10 years. Sumeru base goal of software solutions is to support the arts (AOL) social life development initiatives based on the profits derived from the provision of high quality services. Art of Living (AOL) was founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji as a not-for-profit, educational and humanitarian non-governmental organization dedicated to stress-management and service initiatives. Art of Living offers stress-elimination programs which include breathing techniques, meditation and yoga, which were designed to help people get rid of stress and experience inner peace. Sumeru developed a unique culture, which is a combination of corporate culture with the principles of the Art of Living Seva, Satsang, Sadhana and smiling in the face of adversity. Organizational culture was founded on the values of the stress AOL mind. In accordance with the principles of AOL, the four pillars of culture Sumeru were ethics, caring, sharing and trust. He intended to follow in the quiet aggressive way of doing business under the name "Serene dynamism." Sumeru trying to balance happiness, productivity and profitability. Harish Ramachandran, CEO of Sumeru Software Solutions, has created a company that is different from other IT organizations. He was wondering how it will support the organization's culture and make Sumeru high performance of the company over the next 10 years he expanded his business and hire new employees. "Hide
by Amit Gupta, Kshitij Saxena Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 23 pages. Publication Date: 06 Oct 2011. Prod. #: W11326-PDF-ENG
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