J.R.D.

TATA
The Humane
Entrepreneur

By
Pranay Dhande Free
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 Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata
July 29, 1904 – November 29, 1993

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Contents :
1. Introduction
1. Brief of J.R.D. Tata
2. Awards and Recognition
3. Objectives of the Report
2. Contribution by JRD Tata
3. Relevance with the Current Context
4. Virtues of JRD Tata
5. Vices of JRD Tata
6. Conclusion

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 1. INTRODUCTION:
 Brief of JRD’s Life:

 Person driven by his spirit of flying

 Born : 29th July, 1904 in Paris, France
 Parents: Father – Mr. Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata
 Mother – Suzanne Sooni Briere (French citizen)
 Popularly known as “Jeh” among his friends
 Education in France, Japan and England
 Joined French army after completing
his education

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 Joined Tata as an unpaid apprentice in December 1925
 His mentor in business was a Scottish, John Peterson
 At the age of 25, JRD surrendered his French citizenship
to embrace India as his workplace
 In 1929, JRD became the first Indian to pass the
Pilot examination
 He established “Tata Airlines”, which later on became “Air
India”
 At the age of 34, JRD was made the Chairman of Tata Sons
 J.R.D. married to Thelma in 1930, had no children
 J.R.D. passed away in Geneva, Switzerland on 29th November,
1993 at the age of 89.

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 On his death, the Parliament was adjourned in his memory.
 J.R.D. epitomised a way of life and a culture of business that
cared for the country and its people.

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 Awards and Recognition:
 “Legion d’honneur”, in 1954
 “Padma Vibhushan” in 1957
 “Tony Jannus Award” in 1979
 “Guggenheim Medal” in 1988
 “Bharat Ratna” in 1992
 “United Nations Population Award” in 1992, for
family planning movement in India

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 Objectives of the Report:

 To throw light on the achievements and contributions of Mr.

J.R.D. Tata.
 To learn the qualities and values
 To inspire youth to become a pragmatic leader without
compromising on our values and ethics.

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 Contributions by J.R.D. Tata
1. Entrepreneurship:
 He started with 14 enterprises and half a century when he
left, Tata & Sons was a corporation of 95 enterprises.
 Diversified the business to chemicals, tea, automobiles and
IT.

5. Aviation:
 Passion for flying
 Formed the Tata Aviation Service in 1932
 Launched “Air India International” as India's first
international airline

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 Contributions by J.R.D. Tata(contd...)
 Director on the Board of Indian Airlines for 25-years
Bestowed with the title of Honorary Air Commodore of India
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3. Social Responsibility:
 Trustee of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust from its inception
 Established Asia's first cancer hospital, the Tata Memorial
Center for Cancer, Research and Treatment, Bombay, 1941
Founded the TISS, 1936, TIFR, 1945 and the National
Center for Performing Arts.

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 Contributions by J.R.D. Tata(contd...)
4. Employee Welfare:
 J.R.D. Tata initiated a program of closer "employee
association with management"
 Believed in employee welfare
 Initiated the principles of an eight-hour working day,
free medical aid, workers' provident scheme, workmen's
accident
compensation schemes

5. New Practices:
 cared greatly for his workers

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 Contributions by J.R.D. Tata (contd...)
 a worker is deemed to be "at work" from the moment he
leaves home for work till he returns home from work
 Tata Steel Township, selected as a UN Global Compact City
because of the quality of life, conditions of sanitation, roads
and welfare that were offered by Tata Steel.

6. J.R.D. Tata Ecotechnology Centre:

 effective ecological step towards the improvement of
environment - ecotechnology
 core idea is to balance the conservation of natural resources
alongwith satisfying the needs of the poor people leading them
to decent livestyle

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 Relevance with Current Context
1. Leader and motivator:
 Chairman’s Chairman.
 Lead human beings with affection

2. Group Concept
 Conglomerate of 95 companies with end of 50 years of
Chairmanship.
 One of Tata's earliest achievements was to cajole ten rival
cement companies to merge and form the Associated Cement
Companies, run by the Tatas.

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Relevance with Current Context (Contd)
 Built International Conglomerate placing India on World Map

3. Entrepreneur believer:
 Created supportive climate
 Led to the first public- private affair

4. Secular Tata’s:
 Only Merit counted
 Led to TAS and TMTC

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 Relevance with Current Context (contd)
5. Professionalism:
 Tata legacies were chaired and Run by Professionals.
 JRD financed young boys to carry out their professionals from
foreign Universities

6.Benign Boss:
 He picked individuals and gave them his total support
and above all, trusted them
 For even small development gave credits to his
Employees

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 Relevance with Current Context (Contd.)

7. Trust builder JRD:

 Never Compromised on Ethics in his Personal as
well as Public life.

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 4. Virtues of J.R.D.

1. Visionary:
 Tata Airlines

2. Diplomatic:
 Diplomat way to tackle Nehru

3. Committed to Values:
 Firm and committed with policies

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 Virtues of JRD (Contd…)

4. Realistic:
 Profit Realization

5. Charismatic:
 Smart businessman

6. Compassionate:
 Strived hard for the betterment of workers

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 Virtues of JRD (Contd..)
7. Against All Odds:
 Difficulties for the growth of Industrial Entrepreneurship
during pre and post Independence period.

8. Supportive towards innovation

 Tata Chemicals lab

9. Aware of Sense of Responsibility

 Opportunities to join politics

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 Virtues of JRD (Contd..)
10. Approachable
 Comfortable Personality

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 5. Vices of JRD

1. Conservative
 Tisco Affair

2. Aloof
 Distant Congress

3. Bad Tempered
 Nehru’s Invitation

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 6. Conclusion
 Put a mark of India, Worldwide
 Burning desire towards our goals
 Stuck to his vision
 Love for his employees
 Diversified industrialist which marked TATA as a
trusted brand name in India
 World recognises as a Human Entrepreneur
 Legacy

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THANK
YOU

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