The ladder of inference describes how a negotiator, or any decision maker, relies upon her personal knowledge, or observable data, up the ladder of inference to the next stage, which is selected data.
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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.
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- To Break Impasse, Move Beyond Concerns about Fairness in Negotiation
- How Fast-Food Workers Used Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to Demand Higher Wages
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International Negotiation

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Salary Negotiations

Teaching Negotiation
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- Teach Your Students to Negotiate Climate Change
- High Stakes Negotiations in the Healthcare Industry
- Negotiating with Colleagues: Training for Collaborative Human Resources Negotiations

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