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The Top Three Defensive Negotiation Strategies You Need to Know

| | BATNA

In the course of a career, a negotiator will confront many skilled persuaders. Here, we review three defensive negotiation strategies a negotiator can employ. … Read This Post

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Is Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution Education Collaborative Enough?

| | Conflict Resolution

Cross-cultural conflict resolution education has swung from top-down to bottom-up models in recent years. A new Negotiation Journal article calls for a more balanced approach. … Read This Post

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Conflict Management and Negotiation: Personality and Individual Differences That Matter

| | Conflict Resolution

Although Elfenbein and her colleagues did find that negotiators performed at a similar level from one negotiation to the next, to their surprise, these scores were only … Read This Post

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Negotiated Agreements: Why You Should Limit Your Options

| | Dealmaking

A process of finding your counterparts interests and reconciling them with your own. But what if you or your counterpart presents a myriad of options and offers … Read This Post

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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

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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

Ren the Robot

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

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

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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

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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