A framework for understanding and analyzing negotiation. The seven elements include interests, legitimacy, relationships, alternatives, options, commitments, and communication. A seven-elements approach can be particularly helpful during pre-negotiation preparation. (Michael L. Moffitt and Robert C. Bordone, eds., The Handbook of Dispute Resolution [Program on Negotiation/Jossey-Bass, 2005], 280).
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- Conflict Resolution
- Crisis Negotiations
- Dealing with Difficult People
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- Dealmaking
- Dispute Resolution
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- Repairing Relationships Using Negotiation Skills
- International Negotiation
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- How to Overcome Cross Cultural Barriers in Negotiation
- Leadership Skills
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- Types of Mediation: Choose the Type Best Suited to Your Conflict
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- Dispute Resolution: The Advantages of a Neutral Third-Party Mediator
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- Salary Negotiations
- Teaching Negotiation
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