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Arbitration vs Mediation: What’s Wrong with Traditional Arbitration?

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Arbitration vs mediation: Traditionally, the arbitrator is not limited to selecting one of the parties’ contract proposals but may determine the contract terms on his own. If negotiators know that impasse will lead to traditional arbitration, they typically assume that the arbitrator will reach a decision that’s an approximate midpoint between their final offers.
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Negotiation Training: What’s Special About Technology Negotiations?

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Executives are increasingly faced with the task of negotiating in a realm that many know little about: technology.
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Understanding Political Polarization in the US

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The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
Understanding Political Polarization in the US
with
Susan Podziba
Podziba Policy Mediation
Liz McClintock
CMPartners
 
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Wasserstein Hall, Room 2009
Harvard Law School
1585 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA
Free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
About the Talk:
The fever pitch of US political polarization is unrelenting. Susan

Using E-Mediation and Online Mediation Techniques for Conflict Resolution

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Suppose you want to hire a mediator to help you resolve a conflict that you’re having with an individual or a company, but for various reasons, meeting face-to-face would be difficult. That’s where online mediation comes in.
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5 Dealmaking Tips for Closing the Deal

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When you’ve made progress on certain issues but remain stymied on others in a negotiation, it’s time to take a hard look at what’s standing between you and a mutually acceptable deal. Professor Robert Mnookin of Harvard Law School and his colleagues at Stanford University have created a catalog of common dealmaking barriers to agreement,
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Kelman Seminar: Pathways to Peace in Colombia

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The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents:
Pathways to Peace in Colombia
with
Dr. Jennifer Shirmer
Peacebuilding Consultant
 
Monday, October 30, 2017
4:30 – 6:00 PM
CGIS North, Room N-262
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA
About the speaker:
Dr. Jennifer Schirmer holds a Ph.D. in Political Anthropology. For the past 17 years, she has served as a facilitator in peacebuilding and

A Case Study of Conflict Management: Family Conflict Resolution Lessons from the Home

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In Lessons in Domestic Diplomacy, the New York Times’ Bruce Feiler, drawing on family conflict resolution negotiation examples in his past, offers a case study of conflict management by focusing on disputes in the home, asking, “how do we break out of negative patterns of conduct and proactively approach problems encountered in our everyday lives?”
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Putting Negotiation Training to Work: The Limits of Lectures

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Negotiation training lectures, like publications, are an excellent means of transmitting knowledge from an expert to a less knowledgeable audience.
I have attended many amazing lectures on a multitude of topics and have learned fascinating information about the ecosystem, politics in different nations, animal species, and so on. I even have enjoyed hearing negotiation experts talk
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Conflict Negotiation Strategies: When Do Employees Choose to Negotiate?

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How does the desire to negotiate stack up against other workplace decision-making procedures? Negotiation seems to be the preferred decision-making mechanism when employees are seeking individually tailored solutions.
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How to Resolve Cultural Conflict: Overcoming Cultural Barriers at the Negotiation Table

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After recently losing an important deal in India, a business negotiator learned that her counterpart felt as if she had been rushing through the talks. The business negotiator thought she was being efficient with their time. In this useful cross-cultural negotiation example, how should this negotiator improve her negotiation skills?
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