McMurry Bombay Seminar at Taj on 8th November, 1960.

Summary

This single-page seminar note outlines the McMurry Bombay Seminar held at the Taj on 8 November 1960. It presents the event as a response to Indian management’s interest in learning techniques from industrially advanced countries, and describes the programme as an initiative associated with PPS and free enterprise in both the United States and India. The note emphasizes that the seminar was organized in India without assistance from Government, T.C.M., Colombo Aid, I.L.O., or a foundation.

The planned activities include introducing contemporary instructional methods, discussing the selection, appraisal, and development of executives, addressing a supervisory-staff problem attributed to “E. G. Mithapur,” introducing three lecturers, and distributing the programme. It also records practical arrangements for coffee, lunch, and tea breaks, and invites suggestions and comments from participants. Handwritten annotations and signatures are visible, but do not establish a reliable author.

Key points

• The seminar was scheduled for 8 November 1960 at the Taj in Bombay.
• Its stated purpose was to help Indian management learn techniques from industrially advanced countries.
• The note identifies PPS’s contribution as part of the response to this need.
• The programme is described as a first-of-its-kind initiative in India organized without assistance from several named institutions or aid sources.
• The seminar would introduce the latest instructional methods.
• Topics included executive selection, appraisal, development, and a supervisory-staff problem.
• The schedule included three lectures, breaks, participant suggestions, and programme distribution.