Jaffe, Dennis T
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(Article) The resilient single family office: a developmental perspective
01.06.2018
Jim Grubman and Dennis Jaffe have detailed a new developmental perspective for understanding ?resilient? family offices. In this ground-breaking article, the authors describe common stages a family office must survive over generations. They hope to generate industry focus on this model, and we are very pleased that they chose the Journal to present this concept for the first time. -
(Article) Learnings from generative family - 100-year research
01.12.2019
A breaking news preview of Borrowed from your Grandchildren: The Evolution of 100-Year Family Enterprises, by Dennis Jaffe, USA -
(Article) Book Review - Family Philanthropy Navigator: The Inspirational Guide for Philanthropic Families on their Giving Journey
01.03.2021
Dennis Jaffe, San Francisco, California, reviews the new innovative book on family philanthropy, the Family Philanthropy Navigator: The Inspirational Guide for Philanthropic Families on their Giving Journey. The authors, Peter Vogel, Etienne Eichenberger and Malgorata Kurak, of IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland engage family members on an active level. Jaffe comments: "The book is not intended simply to be read, it is to be used. The pages provoke you and ask you to then reach out to family and community and become an active learner." -
(Article) Governance, entrepreneurship, resilience and reinvention on the five-generation journey of a family enterprise
15.09.2022
Dennis T Jaffe, Maya Prabhu and Carolina Cintra describe and comment on the five-generation 100-year journey of the Tavares de Melo family. The in-depth description of the family history is based on interviews with several family members. The article highlights the core family principles that helped the family to overcome several crisis points over such a long period by rethinking their business and family organisation to become stronger and more resilient. A special thanks goes to the Tavares de Melo family members for their valued involvement in this article.