Family Enterprise; Contents; Acknowledgments; Family Enterprise: Understanding Families in Business and Families of Wealth; Chapter 1 Defining Family Enterprise; Definition 1; Definition 2; Definition 3; Definition 4; Definition 5; From Longevity of Firms to Transgenerational Entrepreneurship of Families: Introducing Family Entrepreneurial Orientation; Assessment Test 1; Chapter 2 Classic Systems of a Family Enterprise; The Family System; The Ownership System; The Enterprise System; Assessment Test 2; Chapter 3 Representative Governance Systems in Family Enterprises; Enterprise Governance. Family Governance: Family CouncilOwner Governance: Ownership Forum; Assessment Test 3; Chapter 4 Key Characteristics of Family Enterprises; Characteristics; Challenges; Comparison of Family Systems and Enterprise Systems; Assessment Test 4; Chapter 5 Concepts in Family Enterprise Study; Systems Thinking: A Very Brief History; Systems Thinking: The Individual in the System; Systems Theory; Relevant Systems Concepts: Triangles, Scapegoat(ing), Homeostasis, Boundaries; Triangl(ing); Scapegoat(ing); Homeostasis; Boundaries; Content and Process. Using the Process/Content Framework: Guidelines for the Content ExpertAssessment Test 5; Chapter 6 Theoretical Frameworks in Family Enterprises; The Three-Circle Model; The Individuals Within the Systems; External Stakeholders (Customers, Advisors, Suppliers); The Developmental Model; The Balance Point Model; Assessment Test 6; Chapter 7 Core Professions Working With Family Enterprises; Differing Perceptual Filters; Understand the Differences Among the Core Professions; Assessment Test 7; Chapter 8 Multidisciplinary Professional Teams; Types of Teams; Challenges Teams Face. The Effects of Goal Orientation and Client Feedback on the Adaptive Behaviors of Family Enterprise AdvisorsAssessment Test 8; Chapter 9 Applying What You Have Learned; Case 1; Case 2; Case 3; 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.