[pic] Tata Group Sustainability Strategy [pic] Mathew Ashley Bill O’Brien Rachel Reiter Kevin Richards April 12‚ 2010 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Our consultancy recommends that Tata Group (Tata): • Refine its internal definition of sustainability‚ • Create a separate subsidiary to coordinate‚ manage‚ communicate‚ and expand sustainability efforts across every business unit‚ and • Establish a market-specific global strategy tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities
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Cases Tata Group uses two different strategies locally and internationally when dealing with its businesses. Local businesses under Tata Group’ umbrella uses the Domestic Strategy which requires product differentiation base on the local adaption. Such example is the Tata Nano Car and the Tata Ace Truck (picture below)‚ produced by Tata Motors at an affordable price for the people in India. Ratan Tata wanted to produce a car which is super cheap yet reliable. Aside from this example‚ Tata Group has
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1) The Tata Group has been transformed from a risk averse‚ slow moving giant into a more dynamic and aggressive conglomerate. How much of such a transformation can be attributed to one individual? Discuss the role of the leader in initiating and managing change. 2) The Tata Group had a presence in a wide range of businesses since it’s early days. Later‚ Ratan Tata managed to streamline the Tata Group . What advantages and disadvantages did the group gain through streamlining of business? Do you
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Ratan Tata: Leading the Tata Group into the 21st Century 1. The Tata Group has been transformed from a risk-averse‚ slow-moving giant into a more dynamic and aggressive conglomerate. How much of such a transformation can be attributed to one individual? Discuss the role of the leader in initiating and managing change. Answer The Tata Group transformation can be greatly attributed to the vision and execution of Ratan Tata. He was greatly responsible for the tremendous transformation because he
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Types and Patterns of Innovation Tata Nano: The World’s First Rs. 1 Lakh Car On a rainy day in 2002‚ Ratan Tata‚ Chairman of India’s Tata Group‚ was driving to the airport in Bangalore. In front of him was a typical sight: an entire family on a two-wheel scooter. The father drove the scooter with a young child standing in front of him‚ and his wife held a small baby in back. Suddenly the scooter skidded and overturned‚ sending the family tumbling. Tata and his driver narrowly escaped running
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|Tata Group: Transforming the Sleeping Elephant | |-- Subir Sen Faculty Member‚ | |IBS‚
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The Internationalization of Indian Companies: The Case of Tata Andrea Goldstein TCFGS Conference “The Asian Economy and the World Economy” Tokyo‚ 13-14 November 2007 Why Tata? • • • • • Turnover > US$28 bn‚ equivalent to over 2.5% of India’s GDP Traditionally the biggest market capitalization (now Reliance) India’s largest employer in the private sector (222‚000+‚ 85 companies) many firsts/largests for India: – first private sector steel mill (TISCO 1907) – first private
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* ------------------------------------------------- Ten biggest Mergers and Acquisitions deals in India Tata Steel acquired 100% stake in Corus Group on January 30‚ 2007. It was an all cash deal which cumulatively amounted to $12.2 billion. * Vodafone purchased administering interest of 67% owned by Hutch-Essar for a total worth of $11.1 billion on February 11‚ 2007. * India Aluminium and copper giant Hindalco Industries purchased Canada-based firm Novelis Inc in February 2007. The total
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The Sir Ratan Tata Trust is today the second largest of the Tata trusts. Ratan N Tata has been the Chairman of Tata Sons‚ the promoter company of the Tata group‚ since 1991. He is also the Chairman of the major Tata companies‚ including Tata Motors‚ Tata Steel‚ Tata Consultancy Services‚ Tata Power‚ Tata Global Beverages‚ Tata Chemicals‚ Indian Hotels and Tata Teleservices. During his tenure‚ the group’s revenues have grown nearly 12-fold‚ totaling $67.4 billion in 2009-10. Mr. Tata serves on the
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Tata Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai‚ Maharashtra‚ India. It encompasses seven business sectors: * Communications and information technology * Engineering * Materials * Services * Energy * Consumer products * Chemicals. Tata Group was founded in 1868 by Jamsetji Tata as a trading company. It has operations in more than 80 countries across six continents. Tata Group has over 100 operating companies each of them operates independently
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