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Emotion In Negotiation: Introduction To Special Issue, Mara Olekalns, Dan Druckman Dec 2007

Emotion In Negotiation: Introduction To Special Issue, Mara Olekalns, Dan Druckman

Mara Olekalns

This paper is the introduction to a Special Issue of Group Decision and Negotiation, focusing on emotion in negotiation.


Emergent Negotiations: Stability And Shifts In Process Dynamics, Mara Olekalns, Laurie Weingart Dec 2007

Emergent Negotiations: Stability And Shifts In Process Dynamics, Mara Olekalns, Laurie Weingart

Mara Olekalns

Negotiation is a dynamic process in which negotiators change their strategies in response to each other. We believe mutual adaptation is best conceptualized as an emergent process and is a critical determinant of negotiators’ abilities to identify mutually beneficial solutions. We argue that two factors drive the process of negotiation and influence the quality of agreements: alignment of negotiators’ strategies across individuals (strategy sequences) and with the negotiation-wide dynamic (phases) and congruence of negotiators’ goals.