Table of Contents Ratan Tata: Leading the Tata Group into 21st Century 2 Introduction 2 Case Question 1 3 How much of such a transformation can be attributed to one individual? Discuss the role of the leader in initiating and managing change. 3 Case Question 2 4 a) What advantages and disadvantages did the Group gain through the streamlining of businesses? 4 b) Do you think‚ as of 2009‚ the Group is still present in too many businesses? 4 Case Question 3 10 Critically discuss
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RATAN TATA INTRODUCTION Ratan Tata is the chairman of the Tata Group‚ India ’s largest corporation. He is the latest in a long line of Tatas to head the family-owned company.Born into an old Parsi family of Bombay‚ in December 28th 1937. He received a Bachelor‟s degree in architecture from America‟s Cornell University in 1962.He returned to India and joined the Tata Group.Tata is single and leads a modest lifestyle in his bachelor apartment. The US-educated bachelor lives alone with his two German
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RATAN NAVAL TATA INTRODUCTION: Ratan Naval Tata‚ present chairman of Tata group was born on December 28‚ 1937‚ in Mumbai. He was born into the wealthy and famous Tata family. Ratan is the great grandson of Jamsedji Tata founder of Tata group. Rattan’s childhood was troubled‚ his parents separated in the mid-1940s. Ratan and his brother were raised by their grandmother. Ratan Tata owns 1% shares in Tata sons‚ the holding company of Tata group valuing his total personal wealth at approximately US
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SHAKY START Left to himself‚ Ratan Tata would probably have stayed on in the United States after training as an architect at Cornell University. But the son of deputy group chairman Naval Tata and the nephew of JRD Tata couldn’t be allowed to work outside the group (he had an offer from IBM). In 1962‚ Ratan joined the family business‚ working on the Tata Steel shopfloor at Jamshedpur‚ just one of several thousand employees. He got his first independent assignment less than a decade later --
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RATAN TATA Born: 28 December 1937 in Surat‚ India Nationality: India Today’s modern India in a way is very much indebted to Jamsetji Tata‚ known as "The Father of Indian Industry" Ratan Tata (great-grandson of Jamsetji Tata) who became the successor of Tata Group and gave a glorious expression to each of his dreams. He was the chairman of the group. from 1991-2012He stepped down as the chairman on 28 December 2012 and now holds the position of Chairman Emeritus of the group which
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Strategist: Sir Ratan Tata When Ratan Tata became Group Chairman in 1991 he ushered an era of change. According to him “A company or business that remains static will die. A company that constantly changes and accepts that there are better ways to do things than they are done today is a company that will survive in the global market that we face.” He is admired not only for managing the Tata Empire but creating history by making Tata group an MNC by acquiring steel companies like Chorus
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RATAN NAVAL TATA Chairman‚ Tata Sons Also known as: India’s ’most eligible bachelor’‚ even at 75. Theatre of Operations: IT‚ Communications‚ Engineering‚ Materials‚ Chemicals‚ Services‚ Consumer Products‚ Energy - all with global footprints Started his career with: Tata Steel‚ on the shop floor Favorite Allies: His German Shepherds Famous Quote: "I don’t believe in taking right decisions. I take decisions and then make them
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Merchant 31 Ratan Naval Tata The Tata family tree Ratan Naval Tata Born in Bombay‚ on 28th December 1937‚ to Soonoo and Naval Hormusji Tata. He had 5 siblings: Jimmy‚ Noel‚ Shireen‚ Deanna and Geet. He did his graduation from Cornell with a B.Sc. Degree in architecture with structural engineering in 1962. On 25th March 1991‚ he took over the position of Chairman of Tata Sons‚ from Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy‚ ‘J.R.D. Tata’ (1904-1993). Close bonds From childhood‚ Ratan was uneasy with
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Ratan Naval TataPresent Chairman Of Tata Group(A Business Legend) INTRODUCTION1. Born: December 28‚ 1937.2. Achievement: Honored with Padma Bhushan‚ one of the highest civilian awards in 2000.3. Present Chairman Of Tata Group.4. He has taken Tata Group to new heights and under his leadership‚ Groups revenues have grown manifold. THE CHAIRMAN OF MAJOR TATA COMPANIES. CHILDHOOD Ratan Tata was born into the famous Tata family.A prominent family belonging to Mumbaiswealthy Parsi community
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Ratan Tata: The Business Leader Barely a decade and a half ago‚ when Ratan N Tata took over as chairman of Tata Sons‚ the holding company of the Tata Group‚ people in the markets and in management circles dismissed him as a person of no consequence. When he sold off Tata Oil Mills Company in 1993 people said he had no stomach for competition. When he exited ACC‚ India’s leading cement company‚ people said he was frittering away his heritage. When he decided to build India’s first indigenous
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