A short guide to contract risk /

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Savvy managers use contracts proactively to reach their business goals and minimize their risks. To succeed, these managers need a plan/framework and A Short Guide to Contract Risk provides this. It introduces the notion of contract literacy: a set of skills relevant for all who deal with contracts...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haapio, Helena
Other Authors: Siedel, George J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Burlington, VT : Gower, ©2013.
Series:Short guides to business risk series.
Subjects:
Contracts > United States.
Risk management > United States.
Contrats > États-Unis.
Gestion du risque > États-Unis.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Contracts.
Risk management.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Why This Book and This Topic?
  • Who "Owns" Contract Risks?
  • Fresh Perspective: A Proactive Approach
  • How This Book is Organized
  • Why Do Companies Make Contracts?
  • What Exactly Do We Mean by "Contract" and "Contracting?"
  • What Exactly Do We Mean by "Risk?"
  • Contract Risk: Uncertainty Threatening the Achievement of Objectives
  • Contract Opportunities: Favorable Outcomes, Benefits and Predictability
  • Promotive, Preventive and Balancing Power of Contracts
  • Contract Literacy: The Foundation for Identifying and Managing Contract Risk
  • Summary
  • Language Risks, Contract Wording, and Beyond
  • Perceptions, Growing Complexity, and Communication Failures
  • Gaps in the Contracting Process-Lack of Contract Management
  • Contractual Risk Allocation Leading to the Illusion of Control Where None Exists
  • Current Contract Practices-Focus on Wrong Issues and Terms
  • Summary
  • Legal Risks in Contract Formation
  • Risks Relating to Negotiation Strategy and Contract Implementation
  • Risks Resulting from Attempting to Create a Legally Perfect Contract
  • Decision-Making Tool for Addressing Risk During the Contracting Process
  • Summary
  • Which Contract Terms Deal with Risk?
  • Most Frequent Sources of Claims and Disputes
  • Active Clauses vs. Passive Clauses-Performance Concerns vs. Legal Concerns
  • High-Risk Issues in Contracts
  • Clauses that May be Risky-Or Offer Protection against Risks
  • Summary
  • Implementing Contract Risk Management: Neither Expensive nor Complicated
  • Towards Systematic Contract Risk Management
  • Contract Risk and Opportunity Management Plan
  • Contract Management: Ownership, Accountability, and Beyond
  • Managing Risks Jointly: From Risk Allocation to True Risk Management
  • Challenge: Engaging People and Communicating Contracts
  • Way to Meet the Challenge: Visualization
  • New Mindset Enables Better Decisions and Results
  • Lean and Visual (IKEA) Approach to Contract Risk Management
  • Summary.

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