Negotiation in the News: Dealing with an unpredictable counterpart

How a shadowy bidder disrupted the sale of hotel chain Starwood.

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Many negotiators swear by the element of surprise. When the New York Times asked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump about China’s aggressive moves in the South China Sea, for example, he responded, “I don’t want to say what I would do because . . . we need unpredictability.” He continued, “I wouldn’t want them to

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