António Melo, Carmo Melo, José Sacadura, Mafalda Gomes and Ricardo Santos
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December 2014 Shark Tank -‐ Negotiation Analysis
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SHARK TANK -‐ NEGOTIATION ANALYSIS
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SHARK TANK
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THE SHARKS
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THE BUSINESS: SCRUB DADDY
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THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS
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ANALYSIS OF THE NEGOTIATION
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INFORMATION SCENARIO
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VALUATION SCENARIO
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HOW DID THE SELLER OVERCOME THE IPV ASSUMPTION?
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CONCESSION PATTERNS IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS
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COALITION
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SINGLE-‐ISSUE NEGOTIATION VS MULTIPLE-‐ISSUE NEGOTIATION
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INFORMATION ABOUT PAYOFFS
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OBSERVABILITY OF BEHAVIOR
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COALITION OUTCOME
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SUGGESTION
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SOURCES
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Shark Tank
Shark Tank is an American TV show, where entrepreneurs have the chance to present their businesses, in order to seek investment from five very healthy “titans of the industry”. These titans are called Sharks, as they will analyze the attractiveness, potential and profitability of each business and, if convinced, make a proposal to invest on it with their own cash. The entrepreneur tries his/ her best to convince the Sharks