WALMART NEGOTIATION CASE: Walmart the world’s largest retailer‚ sold $315 billion worth of goods in 2006. With its single-minded focus on "EDLP" (everyday low prices) and the power to make or break suppliers‚ a partnership with Wal-Mart is either the Holy Grail or the kiss of death‚ depending on one’s perspective. There are numerous media accounts of the corporate monolith riding its suppliers into the ground. But what about those who manage to survive‚ and thrive‚ while dealing with the classic
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Reflection Journal: TEXOIL CASE Summer 2015 For the Texoil negotiation‚ I was assigned the role of the Service Station Owner. As such‚ my main objective was to sell the station and get the best possible agreement. My BATNA was $518‚000‚ which accounted the present and the next two years expenses ($478‚000) plus half of the year salary upon return from the trip ($35‚000). My asking price was 650‚000 explaining to Texoil that the market price was around $800‚000. The benchmark was the cost of constructing
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Gaming in Shanghai By: Dr. Bob March Published in Dr Bob March’s book "Chinese Negotiator" Overview HyperHawk‚ one of the world’s major providers of global supply management software and services‚ helps companies reduce costs through efficient product and services sourcing. It has handled more than $50 billion worth of products and services in the oil and gas‚ other natural resources‚ retail‚ transport‚ finance‚ and industrial sectors for customers including General Motors‚ Nestlé‚ Shell‚ Japan
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Jewels Equipment Manufactures 1. a. In negotiation with condor‚ what is Jewels BATNA? A. Jewels BATNA in this case is to buy Z1 CPU from Beta‚ because Z1 are more effective than Z2 and they will save $5 per unit so the total cost of this Z1 units at the end instead of being $38 will be $33. This is $2 dollars cheaper than buying Z2 at $35 per unit. b. In negotiation with condor‚ what is Jewel’s reservation price‚ i.e.‚ the most it will pay for Condor’s Z2 CPU? B. Their reservation price should
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compensation. Tina believes she has rights as an employee not to be discriminated against because she feels she is being singled out when it comes to rudeness with customers. Joe could improve this situation by using an interest based or integrative negotiation approach. Tina stated that she was having family problems‚ but would not go into any details. Joe could have gently persuaded her to give some information in order to determine if indeed there was an underlying cause to her rudeness and anger
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Introduction Business negotiation is a lengthly‚ difficult process in itself‚ and becomes extremely intricate when cultural aspects are involved. However‚ cross cultural business negotiation is an unavoidable part of international business today‚ so learning more about the process is an important undertalking. When two negotiating parties from different cultural backgrounds attempt to communicate‚ the potential forr disagreement and misunderstanding is great. The Chinese are generally recognised
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taught us that negotiation is the “consensual bargaining process in which the parties attempt to reach agreement on a disputed or potentially disputed matter” (CONR 605). The essential attributes of a successful negotiation include the use of bargaining tactics by the parties and a relatively equal amount of power for each of the parties. These aspects do not fit the relationship between couples suffering from domestic violence since the abuser already holds the power. Negotiation will not change
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Negotiation Simulation Name: Chen Yi-Ying Student Number: 100016622 Programme: Management Before negotiation‚ there are many things the negotiators need to consider and prepare. In this article‚ it will be divided into nine areas. (Francis‚ C.‚ 2007) 1) Determine your goals. Negotiators have to set a goal for the issue before executing negotiation process. The goal would be the supports for the arguments that the negotiator made and the guide which help the negotiator to achieve an agreement
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Formation of Reputation During Negotiation In preparing for negotiation‚ the key is to identify the other person’s potential sources of power‚ which can come from knowledge‚ competition‚ performance and reputation” (Braff 1996). Reputation of a negotiator is significant; it remains one of the most under researched aspects of the negotiation process. Reputation is important in negotiation because it helps the other party predict moves of opponent. The concept of trust can play a critical role
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several languages. Of course‚ in addition to language‚ religion‚ customs‚ methods of dealing with people also play a significant role in international negotiations. Once some link has the problem‚ which will lead to the breakdown of negotiations. Therefore‚ This requests negotiations both sides correctly utilize the negotiations skill‚ making the negotiations complete smoothly. 1.Definition Intercultural communication refers to the different cultural backgrounds of communication between individuals‚
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