For several years, Facebook has been working with social scientists to bring traditional methods of dispute resolution to cyberspace. The site has begun to offer users tools to resolve disputes with one another over offensive or upsetting posts, including insults and photos.
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Negotiation Ethics: How to Navigate Ethical Dilemmas at the Bargaining Table
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After buying a new car, you’re eager to sell your old car. It looks well kept, but you had problems with the engine last winter. Now it’s late summer. Should you tell prospective buyers about the engine, which might or might not act up when the weather turns?
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Negotiation and Leadership
NEGOTIATION MASTER CLASS
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December 2026 - Register Online:
December 2026
April 2027 - Learn More about Harvard Negotiation Master Class
Negotiation Essentials Online
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January 2027
March 2027 - Register Online:
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Select Your Free Special Report
- Negotiation Master Class Spring 2027 Program Guide
- Managing Complex Negotiations Spring 2027 Program Guide
- Negotiation Essentials Online (NEO) Spring 2027 Program Guide
- Negotiation Essentials Online (NEO) Fall 2026 Program Guide
- Negotiation Master Class Fall 2026 Program Guide
- Negotiation and Leadership Program Guide
Teaching Negotiation Resource Center
Preparing for Negotiation
Understanding how to arrange the meeting space is a key aspect of preparing for negotiation. In this video, Professor Guhan Subramanian discusses a real world example of how seating arrangements can influence a negotiator’s success. This discussion was held at the 3 day executive education workshop for senior executives at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Guhan Subramanian is the Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School.
Articles & Insights

BATNA

Business Negotiations
- M&A Negotiation Strategy: Missed Opportunities in Musk’s Twitter Deal
- In Business Negotiations, Are You Revealing Enough?
- How to Deal with Cultural Differences in Negotiation
- M&A Negotiation Strategy: How Iger and Lucas Launched Star Wars into a New Era
- Lessons from an M&A Negotiation: Amazon and Whole Foods

Conflict Resolution

Crisis Negotiations
- How to Gain Leverage with Stronger Parties in Negotiation
- Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team
- Famous Negotiations Cases – NBA and the Power of Deadlines at the Bargaining Table
- Crisis Negotiation Lessons: The U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap
- Crisis Negotiation Skills: The Hostage Negotiator’s Drill

Dealing with Difficult People

Dealmaking

Dispute Resolution

International Negotiation
- Diplomatic Negotiations: The Surprising Benefits of Conflict and Teamwork at the Negotiation Table
- Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Negotiations and the Importance of Communication in International Business Deals
- The Multi-Door Courthouse: How Alternative Dispute Resolution Expands Access to Justice
- International Negotiations and Agenda Setting: Controlling the Flow of the Negotiation Process
- In Cross-Cultural Negotiations, Improve Your Awareness

Leadership Skills

Mediation

Negotiation Skills

Negotiation Training

Salary Negotiations

Teaching Negotiation

Win-Win Negotiations
Negotiation and Leadership
NEGOTIATION MASTER CLASS
- Download Program Guide:
December 2026 - Register Online:
December 2026
April 2027 - Learn More about Harvard Negotiation Master Class
Negotiation Essentials Online
- Download Program Guide:
January 2027
March 2027 - Register Online:
January 2027
March 2027 - Learn More about Negotiation Essentials Online
Beyond the Back Table: Working with People and Organizations to Get to Yes
- Download Program Guide:
February 2025 - Register Online:
February 2025 - Learn More about Beyond the Back Table
Select Your Free Special Report
- Negotiation Master Class Spring 2027 Program Guide
- Managing Complex Negotiations Spring 2027 Program Guide
- Negotiation Essentials Online (NEO) Spring 2027 Program Guide
- Negotiation Essentials Online (NEO) Fall 2026 Program Guide
- Negotiation Master Class Fall 2026 Program Guide
- Negotiation and Leadership Program Guide
Teaching Negotiation Resource Center
Preparing for Negotiation
Understanding how to arrange the meeting space is a key aspect of preparing for negotiation. In this video, Professor Guhan Subramanian discusses a real world example of how seating arrangements can influence a negotiator’s success. This discussion was held at the 3 day executive education workshop for senior executives at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Guhan Subramanian is the Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School.
Articles & Insights

BATNA

Business Negotiations
- M&A Negotiation Strategy: Missed Opportunities in Musk’s Twitter Deal
- In Business Negotiations, Are You Revealing Enough?
- How to Deal with Cultural Differences in Negotiation
- M&A Negotiation Strategy: How Iger and Lucas Launched Star Wars into a New Era
- Lessons from an M&A Negotiation: Amazon and Whole Foods

Conflict Resolution

Crisis Negotiations
- How to Gain Leverage with Stronger Parties in Negotiation
- Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team
- Famous Negotiations Cases – NBA and the Power of Deadlines at the Bargaining Table
- Crisis Negotiation Lessons: The U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap
- Crisis Negotiation Skills: The Hostage Negotiator’s Drill

Dealing with Difficult People

Dealmaking

Dispute Resolution

International Negotiation
- Diplomatic Negotiations: The Surprising Benefits of Conflict and Teamwork at the Negotiation Table
- Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Negotiations and the Importance of Communication in International Business Deals
- The Multi-Door Courthouse: How Alternative Dispute Resolution Expands Access to Justice
- International Negotiations and Agenda Setting: Controlling the Flow of the Negotiation Process
- In Cross-Cultural Negotiations, Improve Your Awareness

Leadership Skills

Mediation

Negotiation Skills

Negotiation Training

Salary Negotiations

Teaching Negotiation

Win-Win Negotiations




