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Beware the Winner’s Curse in Auctions

| | Business Negotiations

In 2017, Amazon announced it was taking bids from cities interested in being the site of its second headquarters, known as HQ2. The online behemoth said it … Read Beware the Winner’s Curse in Auctions

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Salary Negotiations in the Era of Fair-Pay Laws

| | Business Negotiations

In recent years, some U.S. states have passed fair-pay laws that affect salary negotiations in the workplace. California, for example, passed a law in 2015 that requires … Read Salary Negotiations in the Era of Fair-Pay Laws

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Negotiators: Resist Vividness Bias in Negotiations

| | Salary Negotiations

Vividness bias is the tendency to overweight the vivid and prestigious attributes of a decision, such as salary or an employer’s status, and underweight less impressive issues, … Read This Post

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Union Negotiations Show How to Bring Reluctant Parties to the Table

| | Business Negotiations

On April 24, 2013, an eight-story building in Bangladesh known as Rana Plaza collapsed, killing 1,134 people, many of them low-wage garment workers who made goods for … Read This Post

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The Power of a Simple Thank You in Negotiation

| | Daily, Negotiation Skills

Expressions of gratitude have a number of positive effects, such as helping us savor pleasurable experiences, manage stress, and strengthen relationships, researchers have found. In negotiation and … Read The Power of a Simple Thank You in Negotiation

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Lessons for Business Negotiators: Negotiation Techniques from International Diplomacy

| | Dealmaking

Executives rarely view themselves as diplomats engaged in international diplomacy but business negotiators often find the two fields share negotiation skills and negotiation techniques. Rightly or wrongly, … Read This Post

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Four Ways to Manage Conflict in the Workplace

| | Business Negotiations

Samantha was livid. While making a presentation during a meeting that both attended, Brad, a newcomer in her department, had shared some slides during a presentation that … Read Four Ways to Manage Conflict in the Workplace

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Collaborative Leadership: Managing Constructive Conflict

| | Leadership Skills

Looking at the role of leadership in negotiation, we see that collaborative leadership can involve promoting conflict in negotiating and decision-making teams—as long as that conflict is … Read This Post

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How to Portray Confidence in Negotiation So You Don’t Look Desperate

| | Negotiation Skills

In our negotiations, we all regularly cope with counterparts who try too hard—such as salespeople who pester us with phone calls or show up at our office … Read This Post

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How to Deal with a Hardball Strategy When You Have a Weak BATNA

| | BATNA

In negotiation, visions of collaborating to create new sources of value can quickly evaporate when the other party engages in a hardball strategy—such as penalizing us financially, … Read This Post

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High Stakes Negotiations in the Healthcare Industry

| | Teaching Negotiation

Teach Your Students to Negotiate One of the Most Critical Global Industries
With the COVID-19 pandemic devastating communities around the world, the acute importance of the healthcare industry … Read This Post

International Bargaining

How To Create a Better Deal in International Bargaining Situations

| | International Negotiation

On April 19, 2013, after what was undoubtedly an intensive series of international bargaining and negotiation sessions, Toyota announced that it would begin manufacturing its Lexus luxury … Read This Post