Session Outline
P3P5 - May/June 2009


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Session 1 Session 2 Session 3
Session 4 Session 5 Session 6
Session 7 Session 8 Session 9

(*) Preferred reading
(+) Optional reading

  Session 1: Introduction and Negotiation Assumptions
   

Introduction & Purposes
   

Assumptions exercise and debrief
 

Readings:

(*) Negotiating Through Action, M. Bazerman, M. Neale, in Negotiating Rationally, Free Press, 1993  
    (+) Negotiating and All That Jazz, K.L. McGinn, December 22, 2003  

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  Session 2: Defining Success
Presentation on Defining and Measuring Success
Debrief of Contract Negotiation
Case/Exercise Contract Negotiation
 

Readings:

(*) Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators, J.K. Sebenius, HBR April 2001  
    (+) Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation, A. Harris, October 1999  

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Session 3: Strategic Guidelines
Debrief of Partnership Negotiation
Presentation on Negotiation Best Practices
  Case/Exercise Partnership Negotiation
  Reading:

(*)

Negotiation Styles: The Impact on Bargaining Transactions, C.B. Craver, Dispute Resolution Journal, Feb/Apr 2003  

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Session 4: Building Good Working Relationships: Separate the People from the Problem

The Scope Change Negotiation debrief

Good Working Relationships definition exercise
   

Presentation on Trust and Relationship building
Case/Exercise

The Scope Change Negotiation
 

Readings:

(*) Negotiating the Spirit of the Deal, R. S. Fortgang, D. A. Lax and J. K. Sebenius, HBR, Feb 2003  
    (*) Turning Negotiation into a Corporate Capability, D. Ertel, HBR, May/Jun 1999  
    (*) Building Trust in International Alliances, A. Parkhe, Journal of World Business, 1998  
    (+) Building Trust into Corporate Relationships, M. Sinetar, Organisational Dynamics, 2001 (pages 4-7 & 13)  
    (+) The Role of Interpersonal Liking in Building Trust in Long-Term Channel Relationships, C.Y. Nicholson, L. D. Compeau and R. Sethi, Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, Vol. 29 No. 1, Winter 2001  

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Session 5: Communication Tools: Ask, and then Listen
Perceptions exercise
Presentation on Perceptions

Listening Exercise

Presentation on Listening

Questions Exercise

Presentation on Asking questions
 

Reading:

(*) The Hidden Traps in Decision Making, John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney and Howard Raiffa, HBR, Sep/Oct 1998  

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Session 6: Negotiating with Difficult People
Presentation on Difficult Behaviors
Difficult Behavior Lab
  Readings: (*) Is That Really Your Best Offer?  M. Wheeler, November 2003  
    (*) Keeping Your Cool in Negotiations, D. M. Kolb, December 2003  
    (*) Negotiating without a Net, Dominick J. Misino, HBR October 2002  
    (+) When is it Legal to Lie in Negotiations, G. Richard, Sloan Management Review, Spring 1991  

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Session 7: Creating Value: Invent Options for Mutual Gain
The Real Estate Negotiation debrief
Presentation on Value Creation
   

Value Creation Exercise
Case/Exercise

The Real Estate Negotiation  
  Readings: (*) “Strategy and Tactics of Integrative Negotiation”, R. Lewiski, D. Saunders, J. Minton, in Negotiation, McGraw-Hill International Ed., Singapore, 1999 (AT LEAST PAGES 113-124)  
 

 

(*) “Rational Strategies for Creating Integrative Agreements”, M. Bazerman, M. Neale, in Negotiating Rationally, Free Press, 1993  
    (+) “Betting on the Future: The Virtues of Contingent Contracts”, Max H. Bazerman and James J. Gillespie, HBR Sep/Oct 1999  
    (+) “Even Swaps: A Rational Method for Making Trade-offs”, John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney and Howard Raiffa, HBR Mar/Apr 1998  

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Session 8: Claiming Value: Use Objective Criteria
Value Claiming exercise
Presentation on Value Claiming and discussion
  Readings: (*) “Strategy and Tactics of Distributive Bargaining”, R. Lewiski, D. Saunders, J. Minton, in Negotiation, McGraw-Hill International Ed., Singapore, 1999 (Available in the library for photocopy)  
    (*) “What is Fair?” H. Raiffa, J. Richardson, D. Metcalfe, in Negotiation Analysis, Blknap Press of Harvard University, Cambridge, Press, 2003  
    (+) “Opening and Making Concessions”, G.R. Shell, in Bargaining for Advantage, Penguin Books, New York, 1999 (Available in the library for photocopy)  
    (+) “Closing and Gaining Commitment”, G.R. Shell, in Bargaining for Advantage, Penguin Books, New York, 1999 (Available in the library for photocopy)  
    (+) “Negotiation Challenges for Women Leaders”, M. Lagace, October 2003  

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Session 9: Power and Negotiation: Develop your BATNA
3-way Coalition Exercise and debrief
Presentation on Negotiation Power
  Readings: (*) Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave it on the Table”, M. Watkins, March 2002  
    (*) “The Sixth Foundation: Leverage”, G.R. Shell, in Bargaining for Advantage, Penguin Books, New York, 1999  
    (+) “Finding and Using Negotiation Leverage”, R. Lewiski, D. Saunders, J. Minton, in Negotiation, McGraw-Hill International Ed., Singapore, 1999 (Available in the library for photocopy)  
    (+) “When David Meets Goliath: Dealing with Power Differentials in Negotiations”, R.S. Adler and E.M. Silverstein, Harvard Negotiation Law Review, Spring 2000  

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