I found the Negotiations course to be very effective in delivering the stated course objectives. The exercises help reinforce some concepts learned during class discussions and from the reading material. As a person who generally avoids conflict, I found the course both challenging and rewarding. The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) confirmed my avoidance tendency, as my TKI assessment produced the following results: Competing rating of 7, Collaborating rating of 3, Compromising rating
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Concourse | Negotiations https://webster.campusconcourse.com/view_syllabus?course_id=12777 W EBSTER UNIVERSITY • JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING • GEORGE HERBERT W ALKER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY • MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS PROC-5840 3 Credits 01/07/2013 to 03/09/2013 Section 34 S1 2013 Modified 12/05/2012 MEETING TIMES Saturdays - 8:00am-12:00pm CONTACT INFORMATION Monica Y. Watts, MBA Email: monicawatts98@webster.edu Phone: 202-344-2938 Fax: 202-344-1254 Preferred contact method:
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Third Party Conflict Resolution January 17, 2013 Third Party Conflict Resolution In the negotiation process, the use of third-party conflict resolutions often comes into play when parties cannot seem to reach an agreement regarding resolving mutual interests. These types of third-party conflict resolutions are: arbitration, collaboration, litigation and mediation. For the Seatcor Manufacturing Company, the use of third-party conflict resolution is necessary. The researchers of Team A have
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Resolving Conflicts in Relationships Through Negotiation. Conflict is inevitable in relationships because people have different needs and viewpoints (Wood, 2002; Purkey, Schmidt & Novak, 2010) and thus conflict involves the expression of these tensions (Wood, 2002). This essay will focus on the role of negotiation in resolving conflicts in interpersonal relationships; the chosen setting being that of a couple who are in conflict about their life directions with one wishing to travel and the
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Executive Summary This case analysis explores the possibility of Breezy, a leading supplier of carburators and air filters in North America, the possibility of developing offshore busines in countries where car manufacturing is growing. The report is structured as follows: First, there are five important questions that Breezy must consider and ask itself before developing a relationship with a new customer. After Breezy decides to go offshore, it will have to go through the negotiating process,
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Bargaining Negotiation Jeff Chon HRM595, Course Final Keller Graduate School Prof. Yeung Aug. 2, 2012 Introduction The negotiation between AT&T management and the labor union representatives showed clear distribute bargaining techniques. The framing, and various negotiation styles and techniques, changed constantly throughout the many months and the resistance and target points for each parties had to change in order for a mutually beneficial settlement. One particular negotiation made
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The Art of Negotiation Goals & Objectives: To list examples that require successful negotiating skills in your personal and professional life To explain the elements of successful negotiation To describe the barriers to successful negotiation Outline: Elements of Successful Negotiation Preparation Preparation Goals Preparation Limits Communication Skills Active Listening Clarity Body Language Emotional Control Final Negotiations – Closing the Deal Final Tips Traits of a Great
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assesses a negotiation between Pacific Oil Company, a seller of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), and Reliant Chemical Company, a buyer of VCM. Each negotiation team’s strengths and weaknesses will be assessed. The Pacific Oil strengths included their negotiation team and the strength of the VCM market. Their weaknesses included poor organizational control, managerial decision making, and their failure to recognize the changing interests of Reliant Chemical and selection of a negotiation strategy.
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radical activist prisoner who had been shot to death by corrections officers in California's San Quentin Prison in August 1971. About 2,200 inmates rebelled and seized control of the prison, taking 33 staff hostage. Prison officials continued negotiations with the inmates for 4 days. The prisoners continued to unsuccessfully negotiate with Correctional Services Commissioner Russell G. Oswald and then later with a team of observers that included Tom Wicker, an editor of the New York Times, James
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The Godfather Part II The Godfather Part II is the fiction movie that I have selected to describe the parties’ perceptions, the obstacles impeding resolution and how it might have been handled to a more satisfying resolution by using effective conflict resolution concepts (communication skills, Getting To Yes principles, TRIP goals). In this specific conflict, Michael Corleone has secured the head position in the family, and attempts to expand the family empire into Las Vegas and Cuba. The Corleone
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