Negotiation Analysis: The Science and Art of Collaborative Decision Making - Hardcover

Raiffa, Howard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674008901 ISBN 13: 9780674008908

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This book substantially extends Howard Raiffa's earlier classic, "The Art and Science of Negotiation". It does so by incorporating three additional supporting strands of inquiry: individual decision analysis, judgmental decision making, and game theory. Each strand is introduced and used in analyzing negotiations. The book starts by considering how analytically minded parties can generate joint gains and distribute them equitably by negotiating with full, open, truthful exchanges. The book then examines models that disengage step by step from that ideal. It also shows how a neutral outsider (intervenor) can help all negotiators by providing joint, neutral analysis of their problem. Although analytical in its approach - building from simple hypothetical examples - the book can be understood by those with only a high school background in mathematics. It therefore should have a broad relevance for both the theory and practice of negotiation analysis as it is applied to disputes that range from those between family members, business partners, and business competitors to those involving labour and management, environmentalists and developers, and nations.

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Negotiation Analysis: The Science and Art of Collaborative Decision Making

Review:

"Negotiation Analysis makes a significant contribution to an important field...This is a classic text, synthesizing two approaches to negotiation: the 'art' handles human factors and the 'science' structured models. The book aims to equip negotiators with the skills 'to do a better job.' It is a massive work...created by perhaps the most powerful intellect in the field." - Douglas Hague, Times Higher Education Supplement"

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0674008901
• ISBN 13: 9780674008908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 608