Some of the most fundamental international negotiation skills to develop are negotiation strategies on how to overcome cultural barriers in communication.
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International Negotiations: Cross-Cultural Communication Skills for International Business Executives
In this Special Report, we offer expert advice from the ‘Negotiation’ newsletter to help you in international negotiations. You will learn to cope with culture clashes, weigh culture against other important factors, prepare for possible cultural barriers and much more.
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Solutions for Avoiding Intercultural Barriers at the Negotiation Table
Even with a common language and the best of intentions, business negotiators from different cultures face special challenges. Try these solutions for avoiding intercultural barriers when preparing for negotiation between two companies from different cultures:
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Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team
Few negotiators can imagine negotiation scenarios more stressful than the kinds of crisis negotiations the New York City Police Department’s Hostage Negotiation Team undertake. But police negotiation techniques employed by the New York City Police Department’s Hostage Negotiations Team (HNT) in high-stakes, high-pressure crisis negotiation situations, outlined in an article from Jeff Thompson and Hugh … Read More
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Cultural Barriers and Conflict Negotiation Strategies: Apple’s Apology in China
When dealing with a difficult counterpart, it helps to take a conciliatory approach to the bargaining table. While apologies necessarily involve moments of vulnerability, they can also open doors to value creation and strengthen the relationship you have with your bargaining counterpart. Let’s look back at Apple’s apology in China for its maligned warranty policies … Read More
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Diplomatic Negotiations: The Surprising Benefits of Conflict and Teamwork at the Negotiation Table
As the US presidential primary season heats up for both parties, it helps to take a look back at the 2008 US presidential election and the win-win coalition forged between Barack Obama and his then-rival, Hillary Clinton. As this example demonstrates, if carefully managed, disagreements can lead to better results than you might expect.
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Advice for Bargaining Abroad: Tips on How To Overcome Cultural Barriers
Imagine that you’re the CEO of a sports clothing manufacturer based in Chicago. You recently traveled to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to meet with a distributor who has a rich and diverse network in the European sports market.
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How to Overcome Cultural Barriers in Negotiation
Imagine that you’re the American representative of a U.S. food company, and you’re hoping to procure a new ingredient for several of your products from a German company. A representative from the company is flying in to meet with you. Do you expect your German counterpart to behave differently than the Americans you typically deal … Read More
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Case Studies: Examples of Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution is the process of resolving a dispute or a conflict by meeting at least some of each side’s needs and addressing their interests. Conflict resolution sometimes requires both a power-based and an interest-based approach, such as the simultaneous pursuit of litigation (the use of legal power) and negotiation (attempts to reconcile each party’s … Read More
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How to Negotiate Online
International negotiators are often faced with the problem of how to overcome cultural barriers to communication. When you communicate in person, social norms – including body language, manners, and physical appearance – guide your behavior and ease the process. Here are some tips on how to negotiate online and building a rapport with your counterpart … Read More
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How to Deal with Cultural Differences in Negotiation
When figuring out how to deal with cultural differences in negotiation, it helps to consider the cultural prototypes represented at the bargaining table—but individual differences count, as well.
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Top International Negotiation Case Studies in Business: The Microsoft-Nokia Deal
International negotiation brings on more challenges than most. On September 3, 2013, Microsoft announced a deal to acquire Finnish mobile phone company Nokia’s handset and services business for $7.2 billion, the New York Times reported. The agreement marked a belated but bold move by Microsoft to upgrade its presence in handheld devices and signals an … Read More
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How to Overcome Cultural Barriers to Communication in International Negotiations
How to overcome cultural barriers to communication: As members of organizations and families, we all know from experience that even people with identical backgrounds can have vastly different negotiating styles and values. Nonetheless, we continue to be intrigued by the idea that distinct patterns emerge between negotiators from different cultures.
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The Program on Negotiation’s Top Ten International Negotiations Posts
Whether dealing with difficult or hard bargainers like Putin or forging business partnerships, international negotiations are fraught with a level of complexity rarely encountered in everyday negotiations. Here are the top ten international negotiation articles on the Program on Negotiation’s website.
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BATNA
- Negotiation as Your BATNA: The Syrian Civil War and Crisis Negotiations
- What is BATNA? How to Find Your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement
- 6 Bargaining Tips and BATNA Essentials
- 10 Hard-Bargaining Tactics to Watch Out for in a Negotiation
- Know Your BATNA: The Power of Information in Negotiation
- Business Negotiations
- Conflict Resolution
- How to Control Your Emotions in Conflict Resolution
- Why Is Sincerity Important? How to Avoid Deception in Negotiation
- Conflict Management Skills When Dealing with an Angry Public
- 5 Conflict Resolution Strategies
- Advanced Negotiation Strategies and Concepts: Hostage Negotiation Tips for Business Negotiators
- Crisis Negotiations
- Famous Negotiations Cases – NBA and the Power of Deadlines at the Bargaining Table
- What is Crisis Management in Negotiation?
- Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team
- Crisis Negotiation Skills: The Hostage Negotiator’s Drill
- In This Greece Crisis Negotiation, Tough Conditions May Have Affected the Deal
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Thoughts from Harvard Business School faculty James Sebenius: A Negotiated Solution to the Government Shutdown
- Ethics in Negotiations: How to Deal with Deception at the Bargaining Table
- Negotiation Tactics for Bargaining with Difficult People: The Comcast Merger
- How to Handle Difficult People—Including Your Rivals
- When Dealing with Difficult People, Try a Complementary Approach
- Dealmaking
- Dealmaking Tips: 7 Negotiation Tactics for Saving a Deal from Collapse
- Negotiation Skills in Business Communication – Use Chaos to Your Advantage at the Bargaining Table
- Closing the Deal in Negotiations: 3 Tips for Sequential Dealmaking
- 7 Tips for Closing the Deal in Negotiations
- Business Negotiation Skills: How to Enhance Your Negotiated Agreement
- Dispute Resolution
- What are the Three Basic Types of Dispute Resolution? What to Know About Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation
- Choose the Right Dispute Resolution Process
- How to Negotiate with Friends and Family
- Negotiation Case Studies: Google’s Approach to Dispute Resolution
- The Importance of Power in Negotiations: Taylor Swift Shakes it Off
- International Negotiation
- The Importance of Relationship Building in China
- Cross Cultural Communication: Translation and Negotiation
- Best Negotiators in History: Nelson Mandela and His Negotiation Style
- How to Overcome Cultural Barriers in Communication – Cultural Approximations of Time and the Impact on Negotiations
- Managing Cultural Differences in Negotiation
- Leadership Skills
- “Getting to Yes” Author Bill Ury on the Government Shutdown
- Leadership Skills in Negotiation: How to Negotiate Equity Incentives with Senior Management
- Negotiation Skills and Bargaining Techniques from Female Executives
- Leadership Styles in Crisis Negotiations
- Pope Francis and the Benefits of Servant Leadership in Negotiations
- Mediation
- Mediation Process and Business Negotiations: How Does Mediation Work in a Lawsuit?
- Mediation Training: What Can You Expect?
- Arbitration vs Mediation: What’s Wrong with Traditional Arbitration?
- Negotiations and Logrolling: Discover Opportunities to Generate Mutual Gains
- Undecided on Your Dispute Resolution Process? Combine Mediation and Arbitration, Known as Med-Arb
- Negotiation Skills
- Negotiation Training
- Salary Negotiations
- Teaching Negotiation
- Win-Win Negotiations
- Google’s Negotiations with Groupon: How Business Negotiators Can Maximize Value Claiming When Engaging in Integrative Negotiations
- Win Win Negotiation: Managing Your Counterpart’s Satisfaction
- 4 Negotiation Tactics Robert Kraft Used to End the NFL Lockout
- Negotiation Examples: Negotiating for a Win Win Coalition at the Bargaining Table
- Videoconferencing: A Win-Win Negotiation Strategy?