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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

This book provides a foundation in and understanding of the nature of family enterprises; concepts and theoretical frameworks applicable to work with family enterprises; and in-depth and multidisciplinary work that examines the types of professionals who work with family enterprises. Specifically, Chapter 1 (About Family Enterprises) explores classic definitions and elements of family enterprises. Chapter 2 (Concepts and Theoretical Frameworks) details two useful concepts for working with family enterprises. Chapter 3 (Professionals Who Work With Family Enterprises) focuses on professionals and the various roles of those who work with family enterprises.

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