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The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School: Three Decades of Scholarship and Practice

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Founded in 1983, the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is a pioneer in the fields of negotiation, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution.

In commemoration of the program’s 30th anniversary this year, the Program on Negotiation is proud to present a video describing many of PON’s various educational and research activities.

According to Chair Robert Mnookin, at its core the Program on Negotiation is devoted to improving the theory and practice of negotiation and dispute resolution.

The Practical Art of Improvising an Agreement

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It’s a fact: negotiation can’t be scripted. That’s true whether you’re negotiating a mega-deal or buying a used car. Whatever the context, you can’t dictate what your counterpart is going to do or say any more than you’d let them dominate you. Successful negotiation thus requires strategic agility and being nimble moment to moment, so you can adjust and adapt as the process unfolds. Challenging the static model of standard win-win and hardball approaches, Harvard Business School professor Michael Wheeler demonstrates the practical art of improvising an agreement.

Great Negotiators vs. Great Negotiations: The Program on Negotiation’s Great Negotiator Teaching Series

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Teaching negotiation using case studies focused on the efforts of great negotiators can help achieve several pedagogical goals at the same time. Developed by Professor James Sebenius of Harvard Business School, the Program on Negotiation’s Great Negotiator case study series, available from the PON Clearinghouse, highlights the lessons learned by each recipient of PON’s Great

Advanced Negotiation: Setup, Deal Design, and Tactics

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Advanced Negotiation: Setup, Deal Design, and Tactics
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

FALL (not offered 2012)

Instructor:
James Sebenius
617-495-9334

This course is designed for students who expect to analyze and participate in challenging business, financial, and international negotiations, sometimes with public and/or public-private aspects. It builds on the framework developed in the required first-year course, but develops far more advanced negotiation concepts

The 2008 Great Negotiators

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On Tuesday, September 23, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude will be honored with the 2008 Great Negotiator Award by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. The artists will participate in a faculty-led discussion at The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 100 Northern Avenue on Boston’s waterfront from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Negotiating the Good Friday Agreement

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Retired US Senator George Mitchell played a critical role in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. In an interview with Susan Hackley, Managing Director of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, in the February 2004 Negotiation newsletter, he describes how he was able to facilitate an agreement between these long warring

Article: Negotiation and Nonviolent Action: Interacting in the World of Conflict

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Negotiation and Nonviolent Action: Interacting in the World of Conflict
By Amy C. Finnegan and Susan G. Hackley

Amy C. Finnegan is a Ph.D. student in sociology at Boston College. Her e-mail address is amyfinnegan@alum.wustl.edu.

Susan G. Hackley is the managing director of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Her e-mail address is shackley@law.harvard.edu.

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PON Honors Bruce Wasserstein with the 2007 Great Negotiator Award

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Business leader Bruce Wasserstein was the 2007 recipient of the Great Negotiator Award given by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. As a graduate of Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, he has helped arrange more than a thousand transactions worth hundreds of billions of dollars and is currently the Chairman and

The Program on Negotiation Names International Refugees Advocate Sadako Ogata as the 2005 Great Negotiator

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Faculty Discussion
Great Negotiator Award Presentation

RealPlayer Recommended (download here)

Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the 6th recipient of the Great Negotiator Award presented by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School

CAMBRIDGE, MA (October 6, 2005)

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School today announced that the recipient of its 2005 Great Negotiator award

PON Names International Refugee Advocate Sadako Ogata as 2005 Great Negotiator

Posted by & filed under Events, Great Negotiator Award.

Webcasts
Faculty Discussion
Great Negotiator Award Presentation

RealPlayer Recommended (download here)

Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the 6th recipient of the Great Negotiator Award presented by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
CAMBRIDGE, MA (October 6, 2005)

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School today announced that the recipient of its 2005 Great Negotiator award