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Using Contracts to Define and Strengthen Relationships: Mastering the Legal Aspects of Business
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Reference: HBS-8155BC-E
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Number of pages: 36
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Publication Date: Feb 19, 2008
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Source: HBSP (USA)
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Type of Document: Book Chapter
Description
This chapter identifies the web of relationships inherent in any business, and explains how managers can structure contracts to define and strengthen relationships by increasing predictability, allocating risk and reward, creating and retaining options, and aligning incentives. This chapter is excerpted from "Winning Legally: How to Use the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk."