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{{Short description|Czech shoe manufacturer (1898–1965)}} |
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|caption = Statue of Jan Antonín Baťa across the street from the [[Baťa’s Skyscraper]] built in 1938 in [[Zlín]]. |
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|name = Jan Antonín Baťa |
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|birth_place = [[Uherské Hradiště]], [[Moravia]], [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] |
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|death_place = [[Batatuba]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] |
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'''Jan Antonín Baťa''' (March 7, 1898 – August 23, 1965) (also known as ''Jan Antonin Bata'' or ''Jan Bata'', called '''The King of Shoes''') was a [[Czechs|Czech]] shoe manufacturer from [[Uherské Hradiště]] (southeastern [[Moravia]]), half-brother of [[Tomáš Baťa]]. |
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'''Jan Antonín Baťa''' (7 March 1898 – 23 August 1965) (also known as '''Jan Antonin Bata''' or '''Jan Bata''', called '''the King of Shoes''') was a Czech-Brazilian shoe manufacturer from [[Uherské Hradiště]] (southeastern [[Moravia]]), half-brother of [[Tomáš Baťa]]. |
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Together with American experts, he participated in the First Prague International Management Congress (PIMCO) in July 1924 in Prague, organized by the Masaryk Academy of Labour.<ref>PRECLÍK, Vratislav: K stému výročí vzniku Masarykovy akademie práce (One hundred years of the foundation Masaryk´s Academy of Labour), in Strojař (Machinist): časopis Masarykovy akademie práce (The Journal of the Masaryk Academy of Labour in Prague), leden – červen (January to June) 2020, roč. (Vol.) XXIX. , dvojčíslo (two No.) 1, 2./2020, ISSN 1213-0591, registrace Ministerstva kultury ČR (registr. of Ministry of Culture Czech Republic) E13559, pages 2–20</ref> |
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Together with American experts, he participated in the First Prague International Management Congress (PIMCO) in July 1924, organized by the Masaryk Academy of Labour.<ref>PRECLÍK, Vratislav: K stému výročí vzniku Masarykovy akademie práce (One hundred years of the foundation Masaryk's Academy of Labour), in Strojař (Machinist): časopis Masarykovy akademie práce (The Journal of the Masaryk Academy of Labour in Prague), leden – červen (January to June) 2020, roč. (Vol.) XXIX. , dvojčíslo (two No.) 1, 2./2020, ISSN 1213-0591, registrace Ministerstva kultury ČR (registr. of Ministry of Culture Czech Republic) E13559, pages 2–20</ref> |
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After the death of his half-brother in 1932, who had founded the firm, Jan Antonin Baťa headed the [[Bata Shoes|Baťa]] company. In 1931 he converted it to a joint stock company, [[Baťa a.s.]], still based in [[Zlín]], former [[Czechoslovakia]]. |
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After the 1932 death of his half-brother Tomáš, who had founded the company, Jan Antonin became the head of [[Bata Corporation]] which had been converted to a joint stock company, Baťa a.s., a year prior,{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} and was based in [[Zlín]]. At the time, the organization employed 16,560 workers that maintained 1,645 shops and 25 enterprises. Most of it was located in Czech lands (15,770 employees, 1,500 shops, 25 enterprises) and Slovak lands (2 enterprises, 250 employees). International divisions consisted of 790 employees, 132 shops, and 20 enterprises.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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Bata's administration began in May 1931. He implemented new growth plans for the Baťa businesses at the height of the [[Great Depression]]. His efforts included expansion into new industries, including: shoe production machinery, tires, textiles, chemicals, mines, canals, a railway, film studios, manufacture of airplanes and bicycles, development of retail department stores, import/export. |
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Jan Antonín Baťa implemented new growth plans for the businesses at the height of the [[Great Depression]]. His efforts included expansion into new industries, including shoe production machinery, tires, textiles, chemicals, mines, canals, a railway, film studios, manufacture of airplanes and bicycles, development of retail department stores, and import/export.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} During his period, the Czech part of the business more than doubled in size.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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At the time when Bat'a became owner and chief executive officer, the Baťa organization employed 16,560 co-workers that maintained 1,645 shops and 25 enterprises. Most of it was located in Czech lands (15,770 employees, 1,500 shops, 25 enterprises) and [[Slovakia]] (2 enterprises, 250 employees). The international businesses of the Baťa company consisted of 790 employees, 132 shops, and 20 international enterprises. |
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In 1939, when Bohemia and Moravia were annexed by [[Nazi Germany]], Baťa unsuccessfully tried to negotiate with the German authorities to prevent the control of his company from being taken over. He subsequently took his family into exile to the United States. In 1941, he was [[Blacklisting|blacklisted]] for having entered into negotiations with the Nazis and was exiled again, settling finally in Brazil. There, he founded several industrial towns, including [[Bataiporã]], [[Bataguassu]], [[Batatuba]], [[Anaurilândia]], and [[Mariápolis]], all of which still exist to the present day.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=74_Maj80BksC&q=Jan+Bat%27a+1937&pg=PA25|title=Fifty Key Figures in Management|last=Witzel|first=Morgen|date=2003|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9780415369770|pages=25}}</ref> |
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During his period, the Moravian and Czech part of the business more than doubled its size to 38,000 co-workers, 2,200 shops, and 70 enterprises. The Slovak enterprises also expanded exponentially in Slovakia from 250 people to 12,340 and 8 enterprises. |
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Baťa expanded the shoe company more than sixfold from the date of acquisition until his death in 1965.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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In 1939 when Czechoslovakia was annexed by Nazi Germany, Bat'a unsuccessfully tried to negotiate with the German authorities in order to prevent the control of his company from being taken over by the German army. With his family he went into exile to the United States. In 1941 he was blacklisted for having entered into negotiations with the Nazis and was exiled again, settling finally in [[Brazil]]. There he founded several company industrial towns, including: [[Bataiporã]], [[Bataguassu]], [[Batatuba]], [[Anaurilândia]] and [[Mariápolis]], communities where more than 100,000 people live today.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=74_Maj80BksC&q=Jan+Bat%27a+1937&pg=PA25|title=Fifty Key Figures in Management|last=Witzel|first=Morgen|date=2003|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9780415369770|pages=25|language=en}}</ref> |
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Up to his death, Bat'a expanded the organization more than sixfold from the date of purchase. From 1931 to 1942, the Bata organization grew to 105,770 employees. |
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The Baťavilles were new cities, new industrial communities, each with a specialized purpose, based on the "ideal city" model. In 1935 Jan Bat'a proposed a contest for ideal city designs. "In 1935, [Jan] Bata invited [[Le Corbusier]] to Zlin as a member of the jury of Bata's International Housing Competition and for consultations over the factory city plans." The way Bata introduced the Ideal city concept was based on an architectural design competition.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} |
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==Czech Republic== |
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# Zlin (Tomas and Jan Bata) |
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# Otrokovice – Batov (1930−1934), |
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# Trebíc, Czech (1933), |
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# Moravia - Slovakia Bata Canal 60 Kilometers (1935) |
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# Zruc nad Sázavou (1938), |
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# Sezimovo Ústí (1939) |
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==Slovakia== |
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# Bošany (1931−1934) |
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# Svit (1938) |
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# Nové Zámy (1935) |
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# Liptovský sv. Mikuláš, (1938) |
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# Baťovany (today Partizánske, 1938) |
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==Europe== |
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# Best, The Netherlands, (1933−1934) |
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# East Tilbury, England, (1933−1934) |
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# Hellocourt, France, (1933−1935) |
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# Vernon, France (1935) |
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# Neuvic, Dordogne, France (1939) |
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# Brussels, Belgium (1937) |
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# Borovo, Croatia (1931−1935) |
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# Möhlin, Switzerland (1933) |
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# Chelmek, Poland (1932) |
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# Martfü, Hungary (1941) |
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==Outside Europe== |
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# Batanagar (India 1934−1935) |
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# Belcamp, Maryland USA, (1936−1939) |
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# Batawa, Canada (1937−1939) |
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===Brazil=== |
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# Batatuba (1939) |
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# Mariapolis, Brazil (1941) |
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# Bataguassu (1953) |
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# Município de Batayporã (1963) |
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# Município de Anaurilândia (1963) |
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===Other Bata factories=== |
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#Syria (1934) |
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#Iraq, Baghdad (1934) |
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#Klang, Malaya (1935) |
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#Mansurieh (suburb of Alexandria), Egypt (1936) |
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#Gwelo formerly Rhodesia, later Gweru, Zimbabwe, (1937) |
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#Indonesia (1938), |
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#Peru, Lima (1939) |
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#Chile, Batafler (1939) |
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#Java Island, Batavia Kalibata (1939) |
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#Kenya, Nairobi/Limuru (1939) |
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#India, Lahore (1939) |
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#Morocco, Casablanca (1939) |
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#Belgian Congo (1940) |
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#Bolivia, Quillacollo (1940) |
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#Senegal, Dakar French West Africa (1940) |
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#Guatemala (1940) |
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#Haiti, Port-au-Prince (1940) |
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#Vietnam, Haiphong (1940) |
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#Philippines (1940) |
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==References== |
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016214433/http://batahistory.com/ |date= |
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016214433/http://batahistory.com/ |date=16 October 2007 |title=Batahistory.com }} |
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* [https://www.janantoninbata.cz Jan Antonin Bata endowment fund] |
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Latest revision as of 03:46, 2 January 2024
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Jan Antonín Baťa | |
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 Baťa in 1933 | |
| Born | 7 March 1898 |
| Died | 23 August 1965 (aged 67) Batatuba, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Jan Antonín Baťa (7 March 1898 – 23 August 1965) (also known as Jan Antonin Bata or Jan Bata, called the King of Shoes) was a Czech-Brazilian shoe manufacturer from Uherské Hradiště (southeastern Moravia), half-brother of Tomáš Baťa.
Together with American experts, he participated in the First Prague International Management Congress (PIMCO) in July 1924, organized by the Masaryk Academy of Labour.[1]
After the 1932 death of his half-brother Tomáš, who had founded the company, Jan Antonin became the head of Bata Corporation which had been converted to a joint stock company, Baťa a.s., a year prior,[citation needed] and was based in Zlín. At the time, the organization employed 16,560 workers that maintained 1,645 shops and 25 enterprises. Most of it was located in Czech lands (15,770 employees, 1,500 shops, 25 enterprises) and Slovak lands (2 enterprises, 250 employees). International divisions consisted of 790 employees, 132 shops, and 20 enterprises.[citation needed]
Jan Antonín Baťa implemented new growth plans for the businesses at the height of the Great Depression. His efforts included expansion into new industries, including shoe production machinery, tires, textiles, chemicals, mines, canals, a railway, film studios, manufacture of airplanes and bicycles, development of retail department stores, and import/export.[citation needed] During his period, the Czech part of the business more than doubled in size.[citation needed]
In 1939, when Bohemia and Moravia were annexed by Nazi Germany, Baťa unsuccessfully tried to negotiate with the German authorities to prevent the control of his company from being taken over. He subsequently took his family into exile to the United States. In 1941, he was blacklisted for having entered into negotiations with the Nazis and was exiled again, settling finally in Brazil. There, he founded several industrial towns, including Bataiporã, Bataguassu, Batatuba, Anaurilândia, and Mariápolis, all of which still exist to the present day.[2]
Baťa expanded the shoe company more than sixfold from the date of acquisition until his death in 1965.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ PRECLÍK, Vratislav: K stému výročí vzniku Masarykovy akademie práce (One hundred years of the foundation Masaryk's Academy of Labour), in Strojař (Machinist): časopis Masarykovy akademie práce (The Journal of the Masaryk Academy of Labour in Prague), leden – červen (January to June) 2020, roč. (Vol.) XXIX. , dvojčíslo (two No.) 1, 2./2020, ISSN 1213-0591, registrace Ministerstva kultury ČR (registr. of Ministry of Culture Czech Republic) E13559, pages 2–20
- ^ Witzel, Morgen (2003). Fifty Key Figures in Management. Psychology Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780415369770.
External links
[edit]- Batahistory.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 October 2007)
- Jan Antonin Bata endowment fund
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