ripeness

A conflict is said to be "ripe" for settlement or negotiation when it has reached a stalemate, or when all of the parties have determined that their alternatives to negotiation will not get them what they want or need. In this case, they are likely to be ready to negotiate a settlement that will attain at least part of their interests, more than they are getting otherwise or stand to get if they pursue their force-based options further. (from http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/glossary.htm)

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Family Matters

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Adapted from “All in the Family: Managing Business Disputes with Relatives,” by Frank E. A. Sander (professor, Harvard Law School) and Robert C. Bordone (professor, Harvard Law School), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

What happens when family members go into business together? In a few lucky cases, harmony and success follow without effort. More often,

ripeness

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A conflict is said to be “ripe” for settlement or negotiation when it has reached a stalemate, or when all of the parties have determined that their alternatives to negotiation will not get them what they want or need. In this case, they are likely to be ready to negotiate a settlement that will attain

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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