Why would Berkshire Hathaway own a number of furniture retailers Outline the possible advantages and disadvantages Do you think Berkshire Hathaway should allow stockholders to suggest or vote on potential acquisitions via proxy or at the annual meeting Why or why not How much influence are Berkshir...

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Why would Berkshire Hathaway own a number of furniture retailers? Outline the possible advantages and disadvantages. Do

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Why would Berkshire Hathaway own a number of furniture retailers? Outline the possible advantages and disadvantages.
Do you think Berkshire Hathaway should allow stockholders to suggest or vote on potential acquisitions via proxy or at the annual meeting? Why or why not?
How much influence are Berkshire Hathaway’s stockholders likely to have (or want) over the management of the conglomerate or one of the conglomerate’s companies? Explain.