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Adapted from “How the Writers Got Back to Work,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.
What happens when people think they’ve invested too much in a dispute to back down from their entrenched positions? This question rose to the fore as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) West and East’s strike against the Alliance of Motion
“Can Ethnic Divisions be Healed for the
Good of all Kenyans?”
with
Robert Rotberg
and
Gwen Thompkins
Date: October 19, 2010
Time: 4-6 PM
Where: CGIS Building, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,
1737 Cambridge Street, Room N-262, Cambridge MA
Contact Chair: Donna Hicks (dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu).
Speaker Bios
Robert Rotberg is Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Belfer Center for Science and
“Great Negotiations:
Agreements that Changed the Modern World”
with
Fredrik Stanton
“Words as much as weapons, shape history. Whether to avert, assist, or secure the resolution of a conflict, in the modern age, diplomacy has had great triumphs and bitter failures.”
Date: October 13, 2010
Time: 12:00PM to 1:00PM
Where: Pound Hall, Room 332, Harvard Law School Campus
Bring your lunch.
Adapted from “Do the Numbers Get in Your Way?” by Brian J. Hall (professor, Harvard Business School) and P. Trent Staats (vice president, Verenium Corp.), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.
Consider the customer support center that sought to increase the number of calls it could process per hour without increasing its capacity. When the call
“Shakespeare and Negotiation”
with
Leo Smyth
A not-too-serious concoction of Readings and Reflections on some Shakespearean ideas about the handling of disputes.
Date: September 21, 2010
Time: 12:00PM to 1:00PM
Where: Pound Hall, Room 512, Harvard Law School Campus
Bring your lunch. Drinks and dessert will be served.
Click here for a campus map.
Speaker Bio
Leo Smyth obtained his Master’s degree in psychology
“International Finance and How It Affects the Negotiation of Global Conflicts”
with
Loch Adamson
and
Richard Parker
Date: September 21, 2010
Time: 4-6 PM
Where: CGIS Building, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,
1737 Cambridge Street, Room N-262, Cambridge MA
Contact Chair: Donna Hicks (dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu).
Speaker Bios
Loch Adamson is the London bureau chief of Institutional Investor, a New York-based financial
Adapted from “How to Win an Auction—and Avoid the Sinking Feeling that You Overbid,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.
Imagine that at the beginning of class, a professor produces a jar full of coins and announces that he is auctioning it off. Students can write down a bid, he explains, and the highest bidder will
Adapted from “To Break an Impasse, Loosen Up,” by Guhan Subramanian (professor, Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.
Imagine that you and your family have moved to a new town. You’re living in a month-to-month rental and have finally found the perfect house to buy. Unfortunately, the seller is
PON Chair, Professor Robert Mnookin was featured last night on the PBS NewsHour. He discusses the art of doing difficult negotiations during tough economic times.
To learn more about Professor Mnookin’s recent book, “Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight,” click here.
To watch more PON videos, click here.
Adapted from “When They Slice the Deal Too Thin,” by Michael Wheeler (professor, Harvard Business School), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.
Suppose that, after months of negotiation, you reach a detailed agreement with a customer and shake hands. A week later, the customer’s procurement officer calls to tell you that there have to be some
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