STRATEGIC FOCUS “Berkshire Hathaway and SoftBank Use Similar Unrelated Strategies”

1. How do Berkshire Hathaway and SoftBank fit the profile of organizations using the unrelated strategy?
2. In what ways does this strategy create value for the organization?
3. In what ways does this strategy create value for consumers?
4. Using the Business Insights: Essentials database, find the “share data” for Berkshire Hathaway on their

SWOT analysis report.
a. What is the price of 1 share of stock as of Nov. 2019?
b. What is significant about Berkshire’s stock price?

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