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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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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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.
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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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How to Overcome Cultural Barriers in Communication – Cultural Approximations of Time and the Impact on Negotiations
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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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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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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- Business Negotiations
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- Crisis Negotiations
- In This Greece Crisis Negotiation, Tough Conditions May Have Affected the Deal
- What is Crisis Management in Negotiation?
- Famous Negotiations Cases – NBA and the Power of Deadlines at the Bargaining Table
- Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team
- Crisis Negotiations: After the West Coast Ports Conflict, Damage Remained
- Dealing with Difficult People
- How to Renegotiate a Bad Deal
- Managing Difficult Conversations: Achieving Objectives with Backmapping Negotiation Strategies
- Managing Difficult Employees: Listening to Learn
- When Dealing with Difficult People, Try a Complementary Approach
- Examples of Difficult Situations at Work: Consensus and Negotiated Agreements
- Dealmaking
- Lessons for Business Negotiators: Negotiation Techniques from International Diplomacy
- Power in Negotiation: Examples of Being Overly Committed to the Deal
- Closing the Deal in Negotiations: 3 Tips for Sequential Dealmaking
- In Employment Contract Negotiation, “No Haggling” Isn’t the Answer
- Try to Avoid the Winners Curse When Negotiating
- Dispute Resolution
- Dispute Resolution on Facebook: Using a Negotiation Approach to Resolve a Conflict
- Negotiation Case Studies: Google’s Approach to Dispute Resolution
- Three Questions to Ask About the Dispute Resolution Process
- Patience is a Winning Negotiation Skill for Getting What You Want at the Negotiation Table
- Four Conflict Negotiation Strategies for Resolving Value-Based Disputes
- International Negotiation
- Famous Negotiators: Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin
- Cross Cultural Negotiations in International Business: Four Negotiation Tips for Bargaining in China
- Crisis Negotiation: The European Financial Crisis
- Shades Israel Fellows Walk the Abraham Path Together
- How to Overcome Cultural Barriers in Negotiation
- Leadership Skills
- Leadership Styles in Negotiation: The Case of Ebay and Paypal
- Negotiations, Gender, and Status at the Bargaining Table
- How to Negotiate in Cross-Cultural Situations
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Leadership Styles: Uncovering Bias and Generating Mutual Gains
- Leadership Styles in Crisis Negotiations
- Mediation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Training: Mediation Curriculum
- How Mediation Can Help Resolve Pro Sports Disputes
- Mediation Checklist: What to Know When Hiring Mediators
- Mediation Process and Business Negotiations: How Does Mediation Work in a Lawsuit?
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Negotiating for the Right Mediator
- Negotiation Skills
- Negotiation Training
- Salary Negotiations
- Teaching Negotiation
- Teach Your Students Cross-Cultural Negotiation
- Entrepreneurial Negotiation – New Book on Negotiation Challenges for Entrepreneurs
- The Best Negotiation Exercises, Simulations and Videos
- The Value of Using Scorable Simulations in Negotiation Training
- Using Negotiation Games to Develop Skills for Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Win-Win Negotiations