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About this book
A thorough explanation of how family enterprises work
The family enterprise, whether an operating business, a family office, or both, is the backbone of the US and international economies. These enterprises cut across industries and geographies and can be first-generation entrepreneurial companies or multi-generational businesses with family offices. This book offers a foundation in and understanding of how family enterprises work, including working definitions and the key characteristics of family enterprises, as well as useful concepts for working with and in family enterprises, either as a professional or as a family member.
- Written by the experts at the Family Firm Institute, a global network of professionals, educators, researchers, and owners of family enterprises
- An ideal resource for professionals in law, finance, management, and behavioral science, family office and fund managers, and others interested in an multidisciplinary approach to this field
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Table of contents
- Family Enterprise
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Family Enterprise: Understanding Families in Business and Families of Wealth
- Chapter 1 Defining Family Enterprise
- Chapter 2 Classic Systems of a Family Enterprise
- Chapter 3 Representative Governance Systems in Family Enterprises
- Chapter 4 Key Characteristics of Family Enterprises
- Chapter 5 Concepts in Family Enterprise Study
- Chapter 6 Theoretical Frameworks in Family Enterprises
- Chapter 7 Core Professions Working With Family Enterprises
- Chapter 8 Multidisciplinary Professional Teams
- Chapter 9 Applying What You Have Learned
- Glossary
- Suggested Readings from Family Business Review: Journal of the Family Firm Institute
- About the Website
- About The Family Firm Institute, Inc.
- About the Authors
- Index