Tata Group

Module: International Management (BUS 323) Name: Adrienne Tan Hui Ling Student Number: 32489994 Written Case Analysis Report: The Last Rajah: Ratan Tata and Tata's Global Expansion   Table of Contents 1. Source Problem 3 2. Secondary and Current problems 3 3. Analysis/Elaboration of the 3 current secondary problems, and the company's resolutions of the 3 problems. 5 4. Criteria of Evaluation 8 5. Alteration of strategies 9 6. Justification of recommendations 11 7. Implementation 12 8. List of

Figure 1: Market Capitalisation of of Tata Companies 25-Sep-2014 (Source: http://www.tata.com/article/inside/Market-capitalisation-of-Tata-companies) From a stagnant $12 billion dollar value in 2003 to a turnover of almost $139 billion company in 2014, the former chairman and brain behind the success, Mr Ratan N Tata and the current leader Cyrus Mistry has succeeded bringing the Group to be one of the top global conglomerate in the world. However, the Group which consist of nearly 100 companies

HOUSE OF TATA The Business Agricultural Products Base Metals Non-Metallic Mineral Products Chemicals Construction & Allied Activities Electrical and Non-Electrical Machinery Electricity & Non-Conventional Energy Electronics Services Shipping & Exports Hotels Financial Drilling Real Estate Other Watches Pulp & Paper Press Engineering & Locomotive Vertically integrated Focus in domestic market (India) Resources Financial Capital Managerial Expertise Business Network

Background The Tata Group founded its roots in Indian history almost a hundred years prior to its independence from England. It was established in 1868 as a trading firm by Jamsetji Tata in Bombay. (Tata, 2012). A single textile mill marked the journey of business prosperity for the Tata generations in 1874 during the time of the British Raj. Even till today, the Parsi group has always retained ownership. With its ancestral roots in the Zoroastrian community, Tata Group has been the creator of entire

1. Which, if any, of the following initiatives undertaken by Ratan Tata do you think were good ideas? a) Creation of a Group Brand b) Building of equity interlocks among the Tata companies c) Sale of a part of Tata Industries Limited to the Hong Kong-based Jardine Matheson group d) Revitalisation of Tata Administrative Services 2. What do you think of some critics’ opinion that Ratan Tata was moving the group of companies in exactly the opposite direction from where it should be going? The

About Tata Consultancy Services: The Tata group’s core purpose is to improve the quality of life of the communities it serves globally, through long-term stakeholder value creation.Founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868, the Tata group is a global enterprise headquartered in India, and comprises over 100 operating companies in seven business sectors: communications and information technology, engineering, materials, services, energy, consumer products and chemicals. Tata companies have operations in more

1-BACKGROUND AND INCEPTION OF THE COMPANY INCLUDING PROMOTER • Tata Communications is a global company with its roots in the emerging markets. Headquartered in Mumbai and Singapore, it has more than 8,000 employees across 38 countries. The $3.2 billion company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and is the flagship telecoms arm of the $103.3 billion Tata Group. • Over the past decade, Tata Communications has evolved from a wholesale service provider serving

striving to achieve excellence. Jamsetji Tata, a visionary, a seer, a man of action who single-handedly built a flourishing empire till date. What was so different about Jamsetji? What made him the recurring topic of many minds? What could have been the secret that allowed him to build a dynasty? I would

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) is a term describing a company’s obligation to be accountable to all of its stakeholder in all its operation and activities. Socially responsible companies consider the full scope of their impact on communities and the environment when making decisions, balancing the needs of stakeholder with their need to make profit. A company’s stakeholders are all those who are influenced by and can influence a company’s decisions and action, both locally and globally. Business

development. However hundreds of years later, in the middle of the 20th century, the state adopted a more positive approach and acknowledged the risks that Indian capitalists refused to take responsibility of. In 1939, Fred Stones, the director Sasson group: a collection of textile mills within the city stated that there was a sizable opportunity for the manufacture of textile machinery in India