The Benefits of Coalitions at the Bargaining Table
Labor unions may be the most obvious example of a negotiating coalitions. When a company negotiates with an employee individually, it could threaten to hire someone else … Read This Post
Using the Anchoring Heuristic to Make Impactful First Offers
Due to the anchoring heuristic, the first offer in a negotiation has a strong influence on the final outcome. Negotiation research suggests how to craft your first … Read This Post
Managing Emotions in Negotiation: Teaching Students to Turn Emotions into an Opportunity for Mutual Gain
How do you move from an emotionally charged moment in a negotiation to a mutually beneficial agreement? In negotiations of all types, whether buying a house or … Read This Post
Types of Mediation: Choose the Type Best Suited to Your Conflict
When parties involved in a serious conflict want to avoid a court battle, there are types of mediation can be an effective alternative. In mediation, a trained … Read This Post
How Much Does Personality in Negotiation Matter?
We tend to have strong intuitions about which personality traits help or hurt us in negotiation, but does research on the topic confirm our hunches? Does personality … Read How Much Does Personality in Negotiation Matter?
How to Counteroffer in Business Negotiation
Imagine you’ve received a salary offer for a new job that’s less than you’d hoped for, or a client has delivered a “take it or leave it” … Read How to Counteroffer in Business Negotiation
In Contract Negotiations, Agree on How You’ll Disagree
During the course of a complex negotiation, the last thing we want to think about is the possibility that a serious disagreement or contract breach will arise … Read This Post
Should You Negotiate a Job Offer?
Should you negotiate a job offer? It’s a question that torments many job candidates—yet according to new research, the answer is crystal clear. … Read Should You Negotiate a Job Offer?
Negotiating Conflict in Teams
Negotiating conflict can be one of the most challenging tasks facing workplace teams and groups. Here’s why it’s important to face conflict directly. … Read Negotiating Conflict in Teams
Salary Negotiation Strategies from Everyday Experts
Various salary negotiation strategies have been proposed to help women negotiators avoid a backlash for asking for more. New research identifies which strategies they find most useful. … Read This Post
Understanding Different Negotiation Styles
In the business world, some negotiators always seem to get what they want, while others more often tend to come up short. What might make some people … Read Understanding Different Negotiation Styles
3 Types of Power in Negotiation
Social psychologists have described different types of power that exist in society, and negotiators can leverage these types of power in negotiation as well. … Read 3 Types of Power in Negotiation