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Negotiating Identity and Values-Based Disputes

| | Teaching Negotiation

How Do Parties in Conflict Negotiate Core Beliefs?
Identity and values-based disputes are particularly challenging to resolve, as identities are naturally inflexible and values are typically much less … Read Negotiating Identity and Values-Based Disputes

Employment Negotiations: To Poach or Not to Poach?

| | Business Negotiations

To build his ambitious new AI lab, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg raided his competitors’ research teams. Will his aggressive employment negotiation strategy pay off or backfire? … Read This Post

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How to Negotiate Pay in an Interview

| | Salary Negotiations

Wondering how to negotiate pay in an interview or another type of hiring negotiation? Developing realistic salary expectations through careful research is a key aspect of the … Read How to Negotiate Pay in an Interview

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New Simulation: International Business Acquisition Negotiated Online

| | Teaching Negotiation

New from the Teaching Negotiation Resource Center (TNRC), Ren the Robot is a one-and-a-half hour, two-party, multi-issue negotiation between a Tokyo-based robotics company, Grubotics, and a U.S.-based … Read This Post

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Communication and Conflict Management: Responding to Tough Questions

| | Conflict Resolution

Most of us feel compelled to respond honestly and completely to direct questions in negotiation, communication and conflict management, even when doing so could hurt us. If … Read This Post

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Dispute Resolution Case Study: Conflict on the High Seas

| | Dispute Resolution

Conflicts over scarce resources are notoriously difficult to resolve. In dispute resolution, long-term thinking can help parties recognize their common goals, a case study from Europe suggests. … Read This Post

Winner's Curse

The Winner’s Curse: Will You Be Its Next Victim?

| | Dealmaking

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

Avoid Bad-Faith Negotiations

| | Business Negotiations

Worried about bad-faith negotiations? Here’s how to protect yourself and your organization from wasting time with disingenuous negotiating partners. … Read Avoid Bad-Faith Negotiations

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Why First Impressions Matter in Negotiation

| | Negotiation Skills

Even when not based in reality, the expectation that someone is “tough” or “cooperative” becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy at the bargaining table. When you approach an allegedly … Read Why First Impressions Matter in Negotiation

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Don’t Fall for Bad-Faith Bargaining

| | Dealmaking

In 2017, Amazon encouraged cities to compete for the prize of hosting its second headquarters, dubbed HQ2—but the contest that followed had the hallmarks of bad-faith bargaining. … Read Don’t Fall for Bad-Faith Bargaining

NEW! from the Negotiation Journal: Special Issue, “Why It Worked”

| | Conflict Resolution, Daily

This special issue of the Negotiation Journal presents global research on why certain peace efforts succeed. Drawing from five universities, it explores identity, leadership, environment, informal talks, … Read This Post

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In Business Negotiations, Patience Is a Virtue

| | Business Negotiations

In business negotiations, we often face pressure to reach quick results. But as illustrated in a new negotiation podcast, wise dealmakers wait until conditions are right to … Read In Business Negotiations, Patience Is a Virtue