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

• Autore: Cunningham Lawrence A. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Chichester, England : , : Columbia Business School Publishing, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.8/60973
• Soggetto topico: Corporate culture; Investments - United States; Mutual funds - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): ArlowNoah; NobleSteven
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Berkshire beyond Buffett
• ISBN: 0-231-53869-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820812603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Columbia Business School Publishing