Abstract
The TATA Group has established in 1868 by Jamsetji Nusserwanji TATA - whose father was a banker. He was helped by the path of industrialization, and then invested in quickly developing activities, such as steel, energy, textiles and hospitality. Then the history of the Group can be divided into 3 main periods : the Foundation (1868-1931), the Consolidation (1932-1989), and the Expansion (1990 - today).
At the beginning, the Group invested in economy (with more than 450 000 employees worldwide (most of whom were Indian), but also in the future, through creation of house of R&D and investments in school system (in 1892, he established the JN Tata Endowment to encourage Indian scholars to take up higher studies. It was the first of a multitude of philanthropic initiatives by the Tata Group).
