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About the Author SHASHANK SHAH is a thought leader in the fields of stakeholder-centric business strategy, corporate responsibility and sustainability. He has been a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School; a fellow and project director at Harvard University's South Asia Institute; a visiting scholar at Copenhagen Business School; a postdoctoral fellow at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning; the editor-in-chief of the Harvard University Postdoctoral Editors Association; and consulting editor with the Business India Group. His book Win-Win Corporations was published by Penguin Random House India in 2016. Product Description With over 100 companies offering products and services across 150 countries, 700,000 employees contributing a revenue of US$ 100 billion, the Tata Group is India's largest and most globalized business conglomerate. The Tatas are known for salt, software, cars, communications, housing, hospitality, steel and gold. But how did they come so far? How did they groom leadership, delight customers, drive business excellence and acquire global corporations? How did they maintain a brand and corporate values that are considered the gold standard? A deepdive into the Tata universe, The Tata Group brings forth hitherto lesser-known facts and insights. It also brings you face-to-face with the most intriguing business decisions and their makers. How did Tata Motors turn around Jaguar Land Rover when Ford failed to do so? Why wasn't TCS listed during the IT boom? Why wasn't Tata Steel's Corus acquisition successful? This definitive book tells riveting tales and provides insider accounts of the adventure and achievement, conflict and compassion, dilemmas and decisions of dozens of Tata companies. The result of over a decade of rigorous research and interviews with more than a hundred leaders at Tata, this book decodes the Tata way of business, making it an exceptional blend of a business biography and management classic. Review 'What a terrific book! The Tata Businesses have articulated a stakeholder philosophy 100+ years before it was "(re)discovered" in the West. This book is a great example of why we need more business history that is global. And, it serves as an icon for how we can learn from how businesses can work all over the world.'- R. Edward FreemanUniversity Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, USA 'A commendable, riveting account of impeccable integrity, grit, passion and perseverance that defines the Tata Group, an iconic brand synonymous with visionary leadership and ethical, inspirational business practices. That torch lit almost two centuries ago, continues to blaze a trail worthy of accolade and emulation!'- Venu SrinivasanChairman and Managing Director, TVS Motor Company and Sundaram-Clayton; Vice Chairman, Tata Trusts 'The story of the house of Tata inspires us by showing that service and success can go hand-in-hand especially amidst turbulence and change. Shashank does this story much justice.'- Tarun KhannaProfessor, Harvard Business School 'Dr. Shah's first-hand interactions with an impressive number of Tata leaders, his visits to Tata plants and archives and honest conversations with employees across all hierarchies add much deserved credibility and authenticity to the already well composed narrative. The book does justice in maintaining the balance between the industrial success of the group and its adherence to values, without losing focus and emphasis on how the progression of both these successes have always concentrated on building the nation and its people with it.'- Ratan TataChairman Emeritus, Tata Sons; Chairman, Tata Trusts 'This book highlights the Tata principles of business and their success strategies by analysing the potential and performance of business in India over the last 150 years. From colonial rule to independence; and from License Raj to the dawn of globalization - the Tata Saga has been deeply interwoven with the destiny of a resu