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Family : the compact among generations / James E. Hughes, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hughes, James E., Jr
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families.
- Generations.
- Success.
- Human capital.
- Financial security.
- Nuclear families.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 315 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomberg Press, 2007.
- Contents:
- A family of affinity
- Defying a proverb
- Obstacles to affinity : the seven paradoxes
- The physics of affinity
- Essentials for success
- Happiness : finding the spiritual path
- Self-actualization : lessons from psychology
- The evolution of family
- From family to tribe : the emergence of governance
- A system for decision making
- Participation and commitment
- Function and structure
- Change and accommodation
- Family as an organization
- Ensuring dynamic ownership
- The second generation : leadership's critical stage
- Women and ownership
- The essentials for learning
- Educational assessment tools
- The personne de confiance : service redefined
- Roles and characteristics of a personne de confiance
- A father's wisdom
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-307) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780470882580 (electronic bk.)
- 0470882581 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90102024595
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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