“Pick a company that has recently made a significant change in its strategy. Paint a background picture of the firm (emphasizing especially the present time), paying particular attention to the change in strategy.”

The company picked is  Berkshire Hathaway,  Please Analyse strategic change in Berkshire Hathaway, only focus on what the old strategy as outline in the course instructions below which is also attached as a guide:

“The Case Analysis should consider the following points when writing the information: 1. Background information about the organization/firm (and industry) should always be included (a short history and discussion of where they are at present— especially as relates to its major mission, along with present financial performance information). You will typically need to do some digging in the literature to find this information. SEC filings are also a good source.”

“1 – Briefly describe the old strategy. Be sure to properly label the strategy using the terms from the textbook. Provide clear evidence of company’s actions to support your selection of a strategy.”

Your writing should be a summary in this order:

1.  Background information about Berkshire Hathaway (a short history and discussion of where they are at present— especially as relates to its major mission, along with present financial performance information).

2. Briefly describe the old strategy.

Please this is a three-part assignment as seen in the direction attached, however, your only focus is to address the questions above on the mini case analysis guide attached. Please cite as many sources and please ensure most of the sources cited are reviewed articles and other reputable published sources.