| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| A: Negotiations and Dispute Resolution - An Introduction | ||
| 1 | Introduction and Interest-Based Bargaining | No readings are assigned. |
| 2 | Strategic Negotiations | Section 1.2 - Ury, Brett, and Goldberg. "Three Approaches to Resolving Disputes: Rights, Interests, and Power." p. 10. Section 4.3 - Rubin. "Some Wise and Mistaken Assumptions about Conflict and Negotiation." p. 131. Readings Distributed Separately Walton, Richard E., Joel E. Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and Robert B. McKersie. Strategic Negotiations. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1994, Foreword and chapter 3. ISBN: 0875845517. |
| 3 | Dispute Resolution Systems and ADR | Section 12.1 - Leritz. "Negotiating with Problem People." p. 418. Section 13.1 - Lewicki, Hiam, and Olander. "When and How to Use Third-Party Help." p. 436. Readings Distributed Separately Rowe, Mary P., and Michael Baker. "Are You Hearing Enough Employee Concerns?" Harvard Business Review 62, no. 3 (May-June, 1984): 127-136. (Boston, MA.) |
| B: Core Concepts | ||
| 4 | Five Phase Model* and Communication Skills | Simulation Materials Section 2.2 - Simons and Trip. "The Negotiation Checklist." p. 50. Section 5.1 - Neale and Bazerman. "Negotiating Rationally: The Power and impact of a Negotiator's Frame." p. 142. |
| 5 | Rules of the Game | Preparation of Simulation Materials Section 2.3 - Brandenburger and Nalebuff. "The Right Game: Use Game Theory to Shape Strategy." p. 64. Section 6.1 - Pfeffer. "Where Does Power Come From?" p. 184. Readings Distributed Separately Cutcher-Gershenfeld, J. E. "Bargaining Over How to Bargain in Labor-Management Negotiations." Negotiation Journal 10 (1994): 323-335. |
| 6 | Information Exchange and Feedback | Section 7.2 - Reitz, Wall, Jr., Love. "Ethics in Negotiation: Oil and Water or Good Lubrication?" p. 230. Section 8.4 - Stewart. "Whom Can You Trust? It's Not So Easy to Tell." p. 287. |
| C: Organization and Policy Context | ||
| 7 | Supply Chain Logistics Negotiations | Preparation of Simulation Materials Section 14.3 - Kirsner. "The Ultimate Guide to Internet Deals." p. 498. Section 8.2 - Sheppard. "Negotiating in Long-Term Mutually Interdependent Relationships among Relative Equals." p. 281. |
| 8 | Regional Economic Development and Public Investment | Preparation of Simulation Materials Section 9.3 - Vanover. "Getting Things Done Through Coalitions." p. 308. |
| 9 | Regional Economic Development and Public Investment (cont.) | Preparation of Simulation Materials Section 10.1 - Tannen. "The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why." p. 316. |
| 10 | Labor Markets - Recruitment/Job Search | Section 1.1 - Weber. "How to Get Them to Show You the Money." p. 2. Readings Distributed Separately Kochan, Thomas A. "The Case of the Part-Time Partner." Loveman, G. The Case of the Part Time Partner. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review, 1990. Kochan, Thomas A. "Part Time Partner Redux: So We Solved the Problem, Didn't We?" MIT Sloan Working Paper No. 4471-02; MIT Workplace Center Working Paper No. 101 (September 2002). Available at SSRN. |
| D: Integration | ||
| 11 | Cross-Cultural Negotiations | Section 11.1 - Martin, Mayfield, Mayfield, and Herbiz. "International Negotiations: An Entirely Different Animal." p. 340. Section 11.2 - Salacuse. "Intercultural Negotiations in International Business." p. 355. |
| 12 | Negotiations/Dispute Resolution Systems Case Studies | No readings are assigned; come prepared to present your case study findings. |
| 13 | Practitioner Panel | No readings are assigned; come prepared to present your case study findings. An outline of the panel discussion is provided in the lecture notes section. |
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