Tata Consultancy Services

Philosophy resides in How
TCS‘s management philosophy is a blend of the rational attitude along with ―humanity‖,
which aims at improving human society. These values are firmly entrenched in the
organization. In the vision and style of TCS‘s top management, including Mr. F. C.
Kohli, the emphasis on ―how‖, which flows throughout the Tata Group, is incorporated,
along with powerful rationalism and behavioral abilities.
According to Mr. JRD Tata, ―Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without deep thought
and hard work.‖ It may sound quite obvious, but it has a deep meaning. If we look at it
from the perspective of Tata‘s traditional values, ―the things which are valuable‖ are not
only those that bring profits for specific human beings, but those which contribute to the
profits for the wide society, which are ethically correct and humane. In order to achieve
this, we can interpret that, through ―deep thinking‖, we find a sensible method of a high
level (comprehensive rationalism) and spare no efforts towards the goal based on the
method.
TCS has a self-checking system to evaluate whether its rational thinking or practice,
obtained through continuous learning, is logically correct, comprehensively ―sensible‖,
and thoughtful enough to care for others. In the underlying spirit, rather than saying
―Do Good‖ by the fortune saved by fair means or foul, shape the ―good‖, in other words, a
―Do good while being good‖ attitude can be seen. Mr. Kohli‘s idea was not just to train
talented engineers, but, as stated earlier, his grand vision was to train ―managers‖ who
can become ―consultants‖ by contributing towards society in a wide variety of areas by
crossing the borders of the company. We can call this a love for human society. It looks
like he also pursued thorough economic rationalism as an indispensable tool to achieve
that purpose. We can even infer that, in his mind, there is no boundary between an
―enterprise‖ and ―general society.‖
Profile Noriya Sumihara
Born in 1957. Ph.D. from New York University Graduate School
Anthropology Department. Currently, Professor at the International
Center for Regional Studies, Tenri University. Areas of specialization are
Cultural Anthropology / Management Anthropology / Anthropology of
Work. He has published a number of books on management philosophy,
globalization, etc.
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