“Are We Exclusive?”

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Ron McAfee, a carpenter and roofing expert, spent considerable time working with a condominium association on the design of a new roof deck. After gaining agreement on … Read “Are We Exclusive?”

Eyeing the Competition

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Ford vs. GM. Coke vs. Pepsi. Oxford vs. Cambridge. These famous rivalries remind us that the top two achievers in a given realm often compete fiercely with … Read Eyeing the Competition

The Brazilian Experience on Dispute Systems Design (DSD): the TAM and Air France cases

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“The Brazilian Experience on Dispute Systems Design (DSD): the TAM and Air France cases”

with
Diego Faleck (LL.M. ’06),
Chief of Staff of the Secretariat of Economic Law of … Read This Post

Prof. Robert Mnookin featured in Harvard Gazette

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Professor Robert Mnookin was featured in the print version of the Harvard Gazette in February 2010.  Prof. Mnookin’s new book, “Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, … Read Prof. Robert Mnookin featured in Harvard Gazette

How to Lighten Your Burdens

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For decades, General Electric (GE) and the Environmental Protection Agency sparred over who would pay for the removal of PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, that GE had discharged … Read How to Lighten Your Burdens

Handling Shady Dealers

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In 2004, U.S. Air Force procurement officer Darleen Druyun was sentenced to nine months in prison on corruption charges after it was discovered that she had favored … Read Handling Shady Dealers

Make more out of less

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Adapted from “When More Is Less,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

It’s an article of faith in negotiation that expanding the pie of value enhances parties’ welfare. … Read Make more out of less

Breaking Free of Gridlock: Prof. Bordone featured on CNN

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Click here to see Professor Bordone on CNN and in the Harvard Law School Green Room.

Breaking Free of Gridlock: Prof. Bordone discusses what politicians can learn from … Read This Post

Improve their satisfaction

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Adapted from “Make Them More Satisfied with Less,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

In negotiation, sometimes you just don’t have much to give. If your department’s … Read Improve their satisfaction

How to Avoid a Do-Over

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Remember that big sales contract you negotiated last fall, the one that got you a fat year-end bonus? Well, your manufacturing department has just told you that … Read How to Avoid a Do-Over

Prof. Robert Mnookin on “All things considered” on NPR

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On February 13, 2010, Prof. Robert Mnookin was interviewed on National Public Radio’s show, “All things considered” about his new book, “Bargaining with the Devil: When to … Read This Post

Negotiate! Radio

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Robert H. Mnookin, author of Bargaining with the Devil:  When to Negotiate, When to Fight, will be interviewed on March 17th, 2010 on Negotiate! Radio.  Negotiate! Radio … Read Negotiate! Radio