Essentials of Negotiation - Softcover

Lewicki, Roy J.; Saunders, David M.; Minton, John W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072312858 ISBN 13: 9780072312850

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2000

Synopsis

This is a short derivative from the main "Negotiation" text. It explores the major concepts and theories of the psychology of bargaining and negotiation, and the dynamics of interpersonal and intergroup conflict and its resolution. In this revision, the organization more closely follows both "Negotiation" and "Negotiation: Readings, Cases, and Exercises". Events and contemporary media have been interspersed throughout the text to add to readability and student interest. Every chapter has been revised; major new sections include material on dispute framing, coalitions and types of relationships between negotiators.

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From the Publisher

The content has been extensively revised and updated. Every chapter was completely revised for this 2nd Edition. Major new sections include the material on: dispute framing (chapter 2); types of relationships between negotiators and the effects of each (chapter 8); and coalitions (chapter 9).
Re-vamped organization breaks the book into four parts: Negotiation Fundamentals, Negotiation Subprocesses, Negotiation Contexts, and Negotiation Remedies.
A full and separate chapter has been written on the Framing, Strategizing, and Planning (chapter 2).
The discussions of negotiator ethics and global differences have been moved forward in the new organization to emphasize the importance of both in the world of negotiation.
Based on reviewer feedback, the chapter on Individual Differences has been eliminated from the 2nd Edition.
Current events and contemporary media have been interspersed throughout the text to add to readability and student interest.
The text explores major concepts and theories of bargaining and negotiation in a succinct format. It is relevant to the broad spectrum of negotiation problems that are traditionally faced by mangers.
The full chapter on the Nature of Negotiation (chapter 1) provides an important overview and introduction to the topic of negotiation.

About the Author

Roy Lewicki . Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Management and Human Resources at the Max. M. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University. He has authored or edited 24 books, as well as numerous research articles. Professor Lewicki has served as the president of the International Association of Conflict Management. He received the first David Bradford Outstanding Educator award from the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society for his contributions to the field of teaching in negotiation and dispute resolution.

Professor of Management and Sociology at Vanderbilt University. His research on negotiation, influence, power, and justice has appeared in numerous scholarly journals and volumes. Professor Barry is a past-president of the International Association for Conflict Management (2002–2003), and a past chair of the Academy of Management Conflict Management Division.

David Saunders Dean of the School of Business at Queens University, Canada. He has coauthored several articles on negotiation, conflict resolution, employee voice, and organizational justice. Prior to accepting his current appointment, he was director of the McGill MBA Japan program in Tokyo, and he has traveled extensively throughout Asia, Europe, and South America

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072312858
• ISBN 13: 9780072312850
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288