Skip to main content

Featured Study

100-Year Family Study

How centennial families have preserved their wealth, impact, and connection as a family across generations.

What is a Generative Family?

Generative families have been able to sustain a sense of family connection and profitability in their various businesses/enterprises, across 4 generations, for 100 years. They uphold their family connection and family enterprise against the tides of dispersion and exponential growth. 

We estimate that only 1% of families worldwide qualify as generative family enterprises. This 1% has tremendous influence as they own a large proportion of global wealth and perform great service to their communities.

As someone in the 5th generation of the Hermes family said, “Family businesses are not owned by the current generation of the family, but borrowed from their grandchildren.”

Books from the 100-Year Study

Social Impact in Hundred-Year Family Businesses: How Family Values Drive Sustainability Through Philanthropy, Impact Investing, and CSR

By: Dennis T. Jaffe Ph.D., Isabelle Lescent-Giles Ph.D., & Jamie Traeger-Muney Ph.D. 

Buy on AmazonRead More

Borrowed from Your Grandchildren: The Evolution of 100-Year Family Enterprises

By: Dennis T. Jaffe Ph.D. includes two chapters co-authored with Jamie Traeger-Muney

Buy on AmazonRead More

How can we help you take your next step toward leading a rich life?

    If you’d like to get started with a conversation, please provide your name and email address. We will get in touch with you shortly to set up an appointment!