The Winner’s Curse: Will You Be Its Next Victim?
The winner’s curse can lead us to overpay in auctions—and fear of the winner’s curse can lead to other problems. Here’s advice on addressing this common risk … Read This Post
Teach Your Students How to Have Difficult Conversations Over Email
Negotiating over email has its own unique challenges and opportunities. For example, people often assume that the emails they have sent are read immediately and so experience … Read This Post
Move Beyond Impasse in Negotiation
Facing impasse in negotiation? During the 2018-2019 U.S. government shutdown, Program on Negotiation experts analyzed the impasse and offered solutions that can be applied to a wide … Read Move Beyond Impasse in Negotiation
When Business Negotiations Fall Flat
Business negotiations fail for many reasons. An attempted merger between Renault and Fiat Chrysler collapsed, despite its potential benefits, because of the failure to consider how it … Read When Business Negotiations Fall Flat
Dealmaking and the Anchoring Effect in Negotiations
The following question regarding the anchoring effect was asked of Program on Negotiation faculty member and Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School professor Guhan Subramanian. … Read This Post
Negotiation Ethics: What’s Gender Got to Do with It?
The strength of our negotiation ethics may vary depending on our gender, according to one study. Here’s why this may be the case—and advice on how we … Read This Post
Lessons from M&A Negotiation Strategy: Should You Hire an Agent?
No matter the size of your deal, there’s a lot that business negotiators can learn from the high-flying world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In particular, a … Read This Post
Labor Relations: Negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements
Contract bargaining in labor relations is one of the most complex areas of negotiation and dispute resolution. There are rarely clear cut or mutually agreed upon notions … Read This Post
Dear Negotiation Coach: Do Leading Negotiation Experts Practice What they Preach?
When negotiation experts gather in the same room, how do they negotiate? Program on Negotiation chair Guhan Subramanian gives us the inside scoop. … Read This Post
Teach Your Students to Take Their Mediation Skills to the Next Level
Mediation is a critical conflict resolution skill for students in a variety of fields: business, international relations, law, and public policy, to name a few. Once students … Read This Post
Asynchronous Learning: Negotiation Exercises to Keep Students Engaged Outside the Classroom
Asynchronous role-play simulations teach valuable negotiation skills outside of a typical class format.
Asynchronous learning is a term used to describe education, instruction, or learning that does not … Read This Post
BATNAs: Beyond the Basics
Knowledge of your BATNA, or best alternative to a negotiated agreement, can help you avoid accepting a subpar deal—but it’s important to tailor the concept to your … Read BATNAs: Beyond the Basics