Normally every partner has the right to participate in management, but the partners may agree that only one of them will manage.
If all partners work, each acts as an agent for the others in the ordinary course of business. If one partner remains inactive, the sleeping-partner profit rule studied earlier becomes relevant.
This distinction will be used repeatedly in later applications. Before calculating profit or designing an exit, first identify who owns what, who works in the business and which rule governs genuine loss.