The late-night-TV disputes

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Adapted from “Comedy of Errors: The Late-Night-TV Wars,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter, April 2010.

In 2004, NBC asked Jay Leno, the longtime host of The Tonight … Read The late-night-TV disputes

Gender and competition: what companies need to know

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Recent research by Harvard professors Iris Bohnet and Kathleen McGinn, and Harvard Business school doctoral student Pinar Fletcher, explores the relationship between gender, competitiveness and cooperation.

In this … Read This Post

Making room for intuition in negotiation

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Adapted from “The Heat of the Moment,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter, January 2007.

Imagine that after ample preparation and weeks of negotiations with three potential vendors, … Read Making room for intuition in negotiation

When negotiation goals backfire

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Adapted from “Managers: Think Twice Before Setting Negotiation Goals,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter, May 2009.

In the years leading up to its collapse, energy-trading company Enron … Read When negotiation goals backfire

Herbert Kelman and the Pursuit of a Two-State Solution

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Many PON-affiliated faculty have been at the forefront of scholarship and policy on Middle East issues. Herbert Kelman, Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus, at Harvard University, has … Read This Post

Conflict management from the start

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Adapted from “Before You Sign on the Dotted Line…”first published in the Negotiation newsletter, May 2009.

After reaching an agreement, professionals often rely on their lawyers to draw … Read Conflict management from the start

Negotiating: Five things you need to know

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Jeswald W. Salacuse, the Henry J. Braker Professor of Law at the Fletcher School

Negotiation skills are an essential part of life – and can be applied in … Read Negotiating: Five things you need to know

Bargaining with the Devil:
Strategies and Techniques for Negotiating with Tough Opponents

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Bargaining with the Devil
A PON Webinar
with
Professor Robert Mnookin
Samuel Williston Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Chair, Program on Negotiation Executive Committee
Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Time: 1:00 PM to … Read This Post

The link between happiness and negotiation success

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Adapted from “How Mood Affects Negotiator Trust,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter, September 2006.

Social psychologists are learning a great deal about the connections among emotions, negotiation … Read This Post

Have you negotiated the authority you need?

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Adapted from “Great Deal—But How Will It Play at the Office?” by Jeswald W. Salacuse (professor, Tufts University), first published in the Negotiation newsletter, October 2006.

To … Read Have you negotiated the authority you need?

Deal or no-deal in the Middle East: three forces leading to a deadly collision

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In June 2011, Professor James Sebenius analyzed three ominous forces in this article for Power and Policy.

On May 15, 2011, thousands of Palestinians rushed Israel’s Syrian and … Read This Post

2011 Program on Negotiation Fall Open House

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Interested in negotiation and conflict resolution?
Come to the Program on Negotiation Open House!
 
The open house will begin at 6:30pm on Monday, October 3rd in the PON Library, … Read 2011 Program on Negotiation Fall Open House