INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. Management contracts. Management contracts represent situations where a company with experience in specific business areas or industrial sectors makes its personnel available to perform general or specialized management functions for another company.
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International Management refers to the management of business operations for a company. It is used to conduct business in more than one country and requires familiarity with the business regulations and the ability to carry out transactions that may involve multiple currencies.
International contracts are legally binding agreements between parties who are based in separate countries. As with any contract, it will require the parties to do or refrain from doing particular actions.
Management contracts include a variety of arrangements in which a company manages a foreign firm under contract. There are many variants but the basic arrangement is triangular. A contractor in country A operates a business in country B, the contract venture, on behalf of its owner, the client - see Figure 1.
Some common types of international contracts include sales agreements, distribution agreements, licensing agreements, joint venture agreements, and employment contracts.
An example of a management contract is a contract between a hotel owner and a management company where the management company runs the daily operations of the hotel on behalf of the owner.