A New Approach to Contracts
Companies understand that their suppliers are critical partners in lowering costs, increasing quality, and driving innovation, and leaders routinely talk about the need for strategic relationships with shared goals and risks. But when contract negotiations begin, they default to an adversarial mindset and a transactional contracting approach. They agonize over every conceivable scenario and then try to put everything in black-and-white. A variety of contractual … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: David Frydlinger, Kate Vitasek, Oliver Hart | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Best Practices, Legal