How deals and partnerships are made to last

Most business value is created or lost in agreements: the terms that bind partners, the networking that opens them, and the deals that fail after they close. These curations look at how agreements are negotiated and what happens once the signature is in.

How clear agreements shape networking and partnerships

Networking and partnerships are agreements in which parties cooperate to advance mutual interests, and organizations may partner to pursue their missions and extend their reach. What makes these agreements work, and how can clear terms and communication help partners understand their duties and expectations? The lessons build understanding of how agreements and communication support effective partnerships.

by Curiate·networking and partnerships

How to build agreements across differences in the art of negotiation

The art of negotiation is a dialogue between two or more parties to resolve differences, gain an advantage, or craft outcomes that satisfy various interests. What helps people build agreements across differences, even when their interests, circumstances, and cultural perspectives vary? The lessons consider how negotiation can create agreements while navigating differences in needs, preparation, culture, and circumstances.

by Curiate·the art of negotiation

Why mergers and acquisitions fail after the deal

Mergers and acquisitions are business transactions that transfer or consolidate ownership of a company, business organization, or operating unit with another entity. What makes these deals fail after they are made, and how can you assess the challenges of bringing two companies together? The lessons consider the decisions, expectations, and integration work that shape what happens after a deal.

by Curiate·mergers and acquisitions

Intellectual property rights and their best-known types

Intellectual property rights empower creators or owners to use an intellectual property asset and prevent others from doing so, with patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets among the best known types. The lessons answer how ideas become protected property and what that protection means. They trace the themes of ownership, expression, disclosure, and incentives.

by Curiate·intellectual property rights

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