Holding companies and conglomerates
A parent that allocates capital across unrelated subsidiaries. Berkshire's own literature is filed under finance; these are the general accounts.
6 books · 9 people behind it
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- The OutsidersWilliam N. Thorndike, 2012
- Tap Dancing to WorkCarol J. Loomis, 2012
- The Essays of Warren BuffettWarren Buffett, Lawrence A. Cunningham, 1997
The people behind it 9
Each person holds a book in this entry or names it in their own tags.
Investors 2
Executives 1
Academics 2
Strategists 1
Journalists 3
Books 6
Peter F. Drucker · 1946 · Drucker inside General Motors on decentralised multi-business management.
Warren Buffett, Lawrence A. Cunningham · 1997 · The letters arranged by theme; the clearest statement of the model.
William N. Thorndike · 2012 · Eight capital allocators who ran decentralised holding companies.
John Brooks · 1973 · The 1960s conglomerate mania and its unwinding.
Carol J. Loomis · 2012 · Fortune's Buffett file; Berkshire's holding-company model over five decades.
George A. Roberts · 2007 · Teledyne from the inside; the conglomerate that actually compounded.