When a private dispute goes public
This past June, a long-standing family feud erupted in public when Arthur S. Demoulas, an owner of the New England low-price grocery chain Market Basket, fired his … Read When a private dispute goes public
Negotiation Skills: Should Put Off What You Could Negotiate Today?
To reach agreement, negotiators sometimes postpone the resolution of certain issues until a later date. We look at how this practice plays out in the real world. … Read This Post
Women and Negotiation: Why Women Sometimes Ask for Less
The average college-educated woman earns $713,000 less over the course of her working life than her male counterpart, according to the Coalition of Labor Union Women. What … Read This Post
Detroit Moves Forward, Thanks to Mediation
About 15 months after becoming the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy, Detroit is on track to begin rebuilding and growing stronger. On November 7, a … Read This Post
In Rome, Conflict Management Turns Operatic
When financial disputes arise between longstanding partners, both insiders and outsiders often note, “It’s not about the money.” Simmering resentment, mutual blame for ongoing problems, poor communication, … Read This Post
A Perspective on the Colombian Peace Process
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and
the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies are pleased to co-present:
A Perspective on the Colombian Peace Process
with
Dealmaking: Help Your Agreement Go the Distance
Help your agreement go the distance If your deal doesn’t work in the real world, it’s not worth the paper it’s printed on. Here’s expert advice on … Read This Post
Women and Negotiation: Risk, stress, and the “glass cliff”
Imagine that you are the founder of a start-up that has not been as successful as you’d hoped. You are thinking about making one last push to … Read This Post
Chain reactions: How observers escalate conflict
The United States and the USSR. The nationalists and the unionists in Ireland. Israel and Palestine. History is rife with stories of conflict that grew progressively more … Read Chain reactions: How observers escalate conflict
Centrism in the Middle East: Myth or Method
The Harvard International Negotiation Program, the Harvard Global Health Institute and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School are pleased to co-present:
Centrism in the Middle East:
Myth … Read Centrism in the Middle East: Myth or Method
Business Negotiation Advice: When Your Image is Everything
Turning to another questionable negotiation from Illinois politics, in 2005, then–U.S. senator Barack Obama and his family bought a house in Chicago. On the same day the … Read This Post
In United Nations International Negotiations, A Demand for Openness
Sometimes the question of how to negotiate can be more hotly debated than the issues that come up during the negotiation itself. Who should be involved in … Read This Post