{draw:frame} THE HOUSE OF TATA FOLLOWING ARE THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THE CASE: In 1969 the government abolished the managing agency system with the dissolution of which TATA companies became independent and set up Tata Administrative Services which suggested that all TATA companies operate autonomously and adapt an organization form suited to its business. With TATA steel adopting a departmental organization, VOLTAS a matrix structure and TATA consultancy services a Project group structure, the question is: WHY DID EACH TATA COMPANY ADOPT DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONAL _STRUCTURES AFTER 70 YEARS OF EXISTENCE?????_ With the departure of JRD’s generation and a new, relatively unproven generation taking charge, the future was considered to be rife with both opportunities and risks. There was a doubt weather TATA will be able to retain the vision and values which have been the core of their business and that has kept them in the forefront with a change in Leadership. With the departure of JRD TATA in the 80’s the big question raising various eyebrows on this issue was: _WILL TATA BE ABLE TO RETAIN ITS SUPREMECY AND GROUP BONDING UNDER THE NEW LEADERSHIP OF RATAN TATA????????_ Ratan Tata became the chairman of Tata Industries in 1981 which was a shell company with no ongoing operations but had &nbs ...