18495. The Management of Berkshire Hathaway Stanford University Business Case Study 9-cg1-6. This paper provides a Berkeley Research case analysis and case solution to a Stanford University business case study (available on the Harvard case website as 9-CG1-6) by David F. Larcker and Brian Tayan concerning management and organizational structure at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. The case focuses on Berkshire Hathaway’s unique operating structure and its extreme decentralization. The paper includes problem identification, problem analysis, identification of alternative solutions, and recommendations. KEYWORDS: Berkshire Hathaway case study case solution warren buffett management organizational structure decentralization local control operating controls risk management shareholder relations risk management swot. 12 pages, 11 footnotes, 9 bibliographic sources. 3,135 words.