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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460007003321

Autore

Cunningham Lawrence A. <1962->

Titolo

Berkshire beyond Buffett : the enduring value of values / / Lawrence Cunningham ; cover design, Noah Arlow ; cover image, Steven Noble

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Chichester, England : , : Columbia Business School Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-231-53869-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Collana

Columbia Business School Publishing

Disciplina

338.8/60973

Soggetti

Corporate culture

Investments - United States

Mutual funds - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Murphy, Tom -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I -- 1. Origins -- 2. Diversity -- 3. Culture -- PART II -- 4. Budget-conscious and Earnest -- 5. Reputation -- 6. Kinship -- 7. Self-starters -- 8. Hands Off -- 9. Investor Savvy -- 10. Rudimentary -- 11. Eternal -- 12. All One -- 13. Berkshire's Portfolio -- PART III -- 14. Succession -- 15. Challenges -- 16. B.E.R.K.S.H.I.R.E. -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Berkshire Hathaway, the $33 00 billion conglomerate that Warren Buffett built, is among the world's largest and most famous corporations. Yet, for all its power and celebrity, few people understand Berkshire, and many assume it cannot survive without Buffett. This book proves them wrong. In a comprehensive portrait of the corporate culture that unites Berkshire's subsidiaries, Lawrence A. Cunningham unearths the traits that assure the conglomerate's continued prosperity. Riveting stories of each subsidiary's origins, triumphs, and journey to Berkshire reveal how managers generate economic value from intangibles like thrift, integrity, entrepreneurship, autonomy, and a



sense of permanence. Rich with lessons for those wishing to profit from the Berkshire model, this engaging book is a valuable read for entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, family business members, and investors, and it is an important resource for scholars of corporate stewardship. General readers will enjoy learning how an iconoclastic businessman transformed a struggling textile company into a corporate legacy.