With 175 family businesses on the Fortune 500 list, from DuPont and Motorola to IBM, there is no doubt that family-run enterprises play an important role in global economic development. Their role is no less significant in China where, in keeping with the country s rapid economic growth, family businesses are emerging in increasing numbers. Unique characteristics, such as succession, management, staffing, family affairs, strategy planning and governance structure, set family businesses apart from other business types. As a result, they face particular challenges in survival and sustainability. In this book, three modern Chinese family businesses, including food and beverage company Yeo Hiap Seng, are studied to analyze the problems that family enterprises face. Other case studies include long-standing family businesses in Europe, America and Asia, such as Ford, Kikkoman and Samsung.

从杜邦（DuPont）、摩托罗拉（Motorola）到IBM，有175家家族企业跻身《财富》500强，毫无疑问，家族企业在全球经济发展中发挥着重要作用。在中国，随着中国经济的快速增长，家族企业的数量越来越多，他们的作用也同样重要。独特的特征，如继承、管理、人员配备、家庭事务、战略规划和治理结构，使家族企业区别于其他业务类型。因此，它们在生存和可持续性方面面临特殊挑战。在这本书中，包括食品和饮料公司Yeo Hiap Seng在内的三家现代中国家族企业被研究来分析家族企业面临的问题。其他案例研究包括欧洲、美洲和亚洲的长期家族企业，如福特、Kikkoman和三星。