contract negotiation

Negotiations over the terms and conditions of a binding legal agreement between two or more parties.

The following items are tagged contract negotiation.

Insights from a Communication and Negotiation Conference: The Benefits of Not Knowing

Posted by & filed under Daily, Negotiation Skills, Pedagogy at the Program on Negotiation (Pedagogy @ PON).

An Experiment: Exploring Interdisciplinary Linkages between Negotiation and Communication Studies

What would negotiation pedagogy look like if we focused more on the core meanings and practices of communication? How can understanding the underpinnings of communication – the components of conversation and the exchange of meaning – help us understand and improve our negotiations? The weekend of

Turn Vicious Cycles Into Virtuous Ones

Posted by & filed under Business Negotiations.

For decades, Hormel Foods and its employees enjoyed one of the most cooperative and productive labor-management relationships in the processed foods industry. But beginning in the late 1970s, when Hormel pushed for wage concessions, the company’s relationship with its workforce began to deteriorate, especially at the plant in Austin, Minn., the quiet “company town” where Hormel was founded.

October 2009

Posted by & filed under Negotiation Monthly Archives.

Make the Most of Mediation
Learn what to expect from this popular, effective form of dispute resolution.
Bet You Didn’t Know: How “Close Calls” Can Hurt You
Becoming a Team Player: Lessons from Professional Athletics:
Overcome the pitfalls that plague contract negotiations between athletes and teams.
Dear Negotiation Coach: Sewing up a Long-term Relationship

How Does the Harvard Ombudsman Office Serve the Individual and the Institution?

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Lydia Cummings, Harvard University

Please join Harvard Ombudsman Lydia Cummings for a discussion about her experience as the Harvard Ombudsman since the Office’s inception in 2003.

The Harvard Ombudsman is confidential, independent and neutral. He or she provides assistance to faculty, fellows, staff and students to address concerns related to the workplace or academic environment. Last year

The Role of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in Resolving Critical Labor Disputes

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Panelists

Richard Barnes – Executive Director, William J. Usery Center for the Workplace, Georgia State University

Peter J. Hurtgen – Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Chuck O’Connor – Vice President General Counsel, Maersk Inc.

Joel Schaffer – Commissioner, FMCS

Richard Trumka – Secretary/Treasurer, AFL-CIO

Moderator

Kathleen McGinn – Harvard Business School

Some labor disputes are so critical to the daily life of

Transforming Labor-Management Relations

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The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School brought together scholars, union members, management representatives, and an array of dispute resolution practitioners to analyze the United States’ largest and most ambitious labor-management partnership on Thursday, March 6, 2003. PON, in conjunction with the Institute for Work and Employment Relations (IWER) at MIT, hosted the labor-relations