Developing Negotiation Case Studies James K. Sebenius Working Paper 11-008 Copyright © 2010 by James K. Sebenius Working papers are in draft form. This working paper is distributed for purposes of comment and discussion only. It may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. Copies of working papers are available from the author. Developing Negotiation Case Studiesi Edited version forthcoming in the Negotiation Journal October 6‚ 2010‚ v2.51 James K. Sebenius‚ jsebenius@hbs
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TEN WAYS THAT CULTURE CAN AFFECT YOUR NEGOTIATION by Jeswald W. Salacuse Governance | September / October 2004 Share on emailEmail Share on twitterShare on Twitter Share on facebookPost to Facebook Share on linkedinShare on LinkedIn Share on deliciousSave to Delicious Share on instapaperSave to Instapaper When Enron was still – and only – a pipeline company‚ it lost a major contract in India because local authorities felt that it was pushing negotiations too fast. In fact‚ the loss of the contract
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So we often hear the term “negotiation”‚ but what exactly does it mean. Wall (1985‚ preface) defines negotiation as “the process which two or more parties seek an acceptable rate of exchange for items they own or control. Cohen (1980‚ p. 15) says that “Negotiation is the field of knowledge and endeavor that focuses on gaining the favor of people from whom we want things”. I think Cohen’s definition is the closest to what we think of negotiation as. Negotiation is very important in project management
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Introduction Negotiation is commonly observed in one’s daily life‚ it could be a bargaining process between organizations‚ or resolving a conflict with your neighbour. Basically negotiation is a communication process for two or more parties to get to an agreement. Managing cross-cultural negotiation should be thoughtful about each party’s culture differences‚ which could be assessed in three domains‚ communication effectiveness‚ negotiation strategy and the agreement been achieved. In this article
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OF CONTENT TITLE PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 2.0 PROBLEM ISSUES FROM THE CASE STUDY 3 3.0 BARGAINING ZONE 4 3.1Katia 3.2Roger 4.0 S.W.O.T ANALYSIS 6 4.1 Katia 4.2 Roger 5.0 RECOMMENDED STRATEGY 10 6.0 THE BARGAINING ZONE AND NEGOTIATION DANCE 15 7.0 CONCLUSION 17 1.0 INTRODUCTION Summary of the human resources needs case Katia was assigned to manage an important and big project while in meantime her organization was
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Culture and Negotiations Why do Japanese negotiators behave in the manner they do? How does culture affect negotiating behavior and outcomes? MASTER THESIS Author’s name: Patrycja J. Krause Student’s number: 258891 Academic advisor: Søren O. Hilligsøe Faculty of English Aarhus School of Business May 2006 I would like to thank my Mom‚ Barbara‚ for her understanding‚ encouragement and eternal support‚ as well as my advisor‚ Søren O. Hilligsøe‚ for his academic help‚ advice and faith in me keeping
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Out-of-Class Negotiation Student’s name: Johnny Xue Indicate the assignment: Retail A. How did you prepare for this negotiation in advance? To accomplish this out-of-class task‚ I first figured out what to buy and where to buy it. I looked up the Google maps and tried to find a right store to do the negotiation. I ruled out restaurants‚ supermarkets and some chain stores like Starbucks‚ because they offer a fixed price and they have policies on the prices. Finally I found a flower store
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Case Study: BP Texas Refinery Introduction According to Lewicki‚ Saunders & Minton (2003)‚ adopting an unethical approach to negotiation in business can have serious consequences. A recent explosion at the British Petroleum (BP) Texas refinery on 24 March‚ 2005 reiterated this and demonstrated the effect of an unethical approach to negotiation with the death of 15 contract workers. Ethical behaviour refers to the standards of conduct such as honesty‚ fairness‚ responsibility and trust. (Lewicki
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: Kasthuri Balaji Roll no : PGEMP44/A/03 Contact : 05 Subject : Negotiation Skills Week 6 Assignment Question: 1. What did Peter Welz do or did not do that aggravated the problem? • Peter welz and his team approached BVP with two pronged approach. It leads both the parties to two different opinions and they could not make any agenda for the proposed product. • Before starting the negotiation with BPV‚ isxure is reduced the price from the price list. This made preston spritzer
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Capital equipments for Projects‚ Raw Material‚ Packaging‚ MRO and various General and technical services. I think negotiation skill work shop was very important work shop for me. Before negotiation skill workshop‚ I thought it is just a business skill but after work ship I realized that it is much more then business skill. Before negotiation skill workshop I was thinking about negotiation is all about bringing price down‚ matching delivery dates and getting better price. During the workshop I realized
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