(Ebook) Family Enterprise: Understanding Families in Business and Families of Wealth by Inc The Family Firm Institute ISBN 9781118730928, 9781118731291, 1118730925, 1118731298

(Ebook) Family Enterprise: Understanding Families in Business and Families of Wealth by Inc The Family Firm Institute ISBN 9781118730928, 9781118731291, 1118730925, 1118731298

A thorough explanation of how family enterprises workThe 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 enterprisesAn 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 fieldContent: Chapter 1 Defining Family Enterprise (pages 1–38): Chapter 2 Classic Systems of a Family Enterprise (pages 39–44): Chapter 3 Representative Governance Systems in Family Enterprises (pages 45–51): Chapter 4 Key Characteristics of Family Enterprises (pages 53–58): Chapter 5 Concepts in Family Enterprise Study (pages 59–79): Chapter 6 Theoretical Frameworks in Family Enterprises (pages 81–91): Chapter 7 Core Professions Working with Family Enterprises (pages 93–100): Chapter 8 Multidisciplinary Professional Teams (pages 101–139): Chapter 9 Applying What You Have Learned (pages 141–143):