Cross cultures : how global families negotiate change across generations / Dennis T. Jaffe and James Grubman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaffe, Dennis T., author.

Grubman, James, author.

Contributor:

Edward Giera and Kimberly Hirschman Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Cross-cultural studies.

Families.

Cross-cultural studies.

Families--21st century.

Globalization.

Change.

Physical Description:

xi, 150 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[United States] : FamilyWealth Consulting, [2016]

Summary:

Outlines practical, commonsense strategies for how families in each culture and their advisors can resolve the differences that threaten the fabric of the family. The book distills the research identifying three fundamental cultural styles around the world.

Contents:

1. Introduction

I. The Three Global Cultures

2. Surveying the Landscape: Understanding Culture

3. The Three Global Cultures

4. Individualist Culture

5. Collective Harmony Culture

6. Honor Culture

7. Comparison of the Three Cultural Styles

II. The Journey Up, the Journey Across

8. The Journey Up

9. The Journey Up in the Three Cultures

10. The Journey Across

III. Negotiating Change Across Generations

11. Negotiating the Family's Future

12. The Process of Negotiating Change

13. The Advisor as Cultural Mediator

14. Thriving in the Global Landscape

Appendix: Basics of Family Governance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Giera and Kimberly Hirschman Fund.

ISBN:

9781517626600

1517626609

OCLC:

979555996