Business Negotiations

Negotiations between corporate entities, their vendors, or their employees.

The following items are tagged Business Negotiations.

September 2013

Posted by & filed under Negotiation Monthly Archives.

To Harness Your Power, Consider a Coalition: The story of how the US Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform offers guidance for negotiators seeking to build support for a cause.

“So How Much Do You Make?”" Why a new openness about wages may be affecting job negotiations.
A Deal Blows Up: The Duke-Progress Energy Merger

For Better Negotiation Training, Study the U.S. Government’s Mistakes

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Business professionals seeking to improve their negotiation training can learn a great deal from the mistakes made in newsworthy negotiations.

To take one recent example, Steven M. Davidoff of the New York Times’ “DealBook” recently analyzed how the U.S. governments rushed negotiations to save U.S. automaker Chrysler led to a costly long-term problem.

August 2013

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In Negotiation, It’s All in the Timing: Yes, you should consider making the first offer – but when?
Got a Raw Deal? Renegotiate a Better One: If you are stuck coping with a faulty contract, try renegotiation
Yahoo’s Tumblr Acquisition: A Risky Play for Relevance

July 2013

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The ‘Sandberg Effect’: Why Women Are Asking for More
Obama’s Gun Control Defeat: A Failed ‘Outside’ Negotiation
When Investing Abroad, Negotiate a Better Deal

June 2013

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To Capture the Force, Be Patient: The Disney-Lucas Arts Deal
In Negotiation, Put Your Best Foot Forward
Will a Team Approach Work? Consider the Culture

Anticipating Coalitional Behavior

Posted by & filed under Meeting Facilitation.

In the early days of his tenure, a chairman spends too much time reviewing the details of his proposed policy with his staff and not enough time sounding out council members to drum up support for his reforms.

The chairman’s missteps lead us to the first rule of coalition building: think carefully about how and when to meet one-on-one with other parties.

When Do Employees Choose to Negotiate?

Posted by & filed under Dispute Resolution.

More broadly, how does the desire to negotiate stack up against other workplace decision-making procedures?

Negotiation seems to be the preferred decision-making mechanism when employees are seeking individually tailored solutions, such as adjustments to travel and work schedules.

On the other hand, they prefer their compensation to be based on performance criteria and want companywide policies to dictate entitlements such as vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.

April 2013

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Will Your Negotiations Get Sidetracked?
Coping with Negotiator Emotion, Both Fake and Fleeting
Dear Negotiation Coach: Dealing with an Uninformed Buyer