Great Negotiator

Learn from the Best with the Great Negotiator Case Studies

| | Teaching Negotiation

No one can provide perspective on conflict resolution like experts who have been involved in some of the world’s most complex negotiations. Since 2001, the Program on Negotiation … Read This Post

Learning from Children’s Negotiation Behavior

| | Negotiation Skills

Does our childhood negotiation behavior inform how we bargain as adults? Recent experiments with child participants offer insights into the question, particularly surrounding cultural and gender differences. … Read Learning from Children’s Negotiation Behavior

Do Attitudes in Negotiation Influence Results?

| | Conflict Resolution

Many people consider negotiations to be stressful and threatening. Others view them as challenges to be overcome. Do these different attitudes influence the outcomes that people reach? … Read Do Attitudes in Negotiation Influence Results?

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| | Teaching Negotiation

Introducing a new way to go in-depth when teaching the most important negotiation concepts and to measure learning outcomes.
If you are new to teaching negotiation or are … Read This Post

Climate Change

Negotiation Location Contributes to a Troubled Climate Change Summit

| | International Negotiation

Negotiation location is often treated as an afterthought. But as was evident in the rocky 2024 UN climate change conference, the choice of locale can make or … Read This Post

Principal Agent Theory

What Can Business Negotiators Learn from Principal Agent Theory?

| | Negotiation Skills

Learn how to navigate the principal-agent relationship with these insights from negotiation research. … Read This Post

Top Business Negotiations: Apple’s Price-Fixing Defeat

| | Business Negotiations

Back in 2007, unhappy with Amazon’s low, flat price of $9.99 for e-books, five major U.S. publishers negotiated a new business model for e-book pricing with Apple, … Read This Post

Building trust

Building Trust in Negotiations

| | Negotiation Skills

How should you go about building trust in negotiations with a reluctant counterpart? A unique negotiation context offers lessons for trust building that can be applied to … Read Building Trust in Negotiations

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Trump’s Negotiating Style as President-Elect

| | Dealmaking

Donald J. Trump entered the Oval Office with considerable dealmaking experience in the business world. But his blank slate as an elected official combined with his fluctuating positions … Read Trump’s Negotiating Style as President-Elect

Mind Matters in Negotiation

| | Negotiation Skills

It’s no secret that the mindset we bring to our negotiations can affect our outcomes. Recent research on the anchoring effect and meditation suggests how adjustments to … Read Mind Matters in Negotiation

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Teaching Contract Negotiation: Using the Mutual Gains Approach

| | Teaching Negotiation

How do you use the mutual gains approach in contract negotiations?
In contract negotiations, parties can often resort to positional bargaining instead of using the mutual gains approach. … Read This Post

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How to Make a Good Deal When You Lack Power

| | BATNA

In negotiation, we’re often advised that our most important source of power is our best alternative to a negotiated agreement, or BATNA. When we feel powerless, it’s often … Read How to Make a Good Deal When You Lack Power