Download or read book Negotiation: Science and Practice written by Quintin Rares and published by Quintin Rares. This book was released on 2013-07-12 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Negotiation: Science and Practice” is a university-level textbook and lecture series designed to teach effective skills and techniques in negotiation. It provides scientifically tested tools that allow anyone to construct and implement the best possible negotiation strategies, in any negotiation scenario. From this pack, students, like yourself, learn the art, science and practice of influence, as well as how to construct optimal agreements, whether you are negotiating a settlement in a legal dispute, a contract to sell a business, a ceasefire in a conflict zone, the sale of your own home, a price rise of the goods or services your company provides, a wage dispute with a powerful union or even an amendment to legislation. The lectures in this textbook are as follows: Lecture 1: Negotiation dynamics (available in full, for free, in the “sample”) Lecture 2: Preparation for negotiation Lecture 3: Evaluation techniques Lecture 4: Influence Lecture 5: Cognitive biases, heuristics, errors and effects Lecture 6: Group dynamics Lecture 7: Logic and creativity Lecture 8: Parachutes, problems and tricks Lecture 9: Culture, human nature and individual difference Lecture 10: Enforcement mechanisms Lecture 11: Ethics, lying, the law and why good people do bad things Lecture 12: Alternative dispute resolution Lecture 13: Conflict This book contains: - A comprehensive lecture series (outlined above) - Week-by-week multiple choice questions (100+ pages) - Detailed answers and explanations to all week-by-week questions (50+ pages) - A mid-semester exam - A comprehensive reference glossary (200 pages) - Full academic abstracts to complement critical references (aiding a more detailed understanding and facilitating further exploration of the science behind each technique) - The most comprehensive examination of the psychology of negotiation available, with clear examples of how it can be used to achieve desired outcomes - The most comprehensive description of common “dirty tricks” in negotiation and how to respond to them - Detailed explanations of the law and how it affects you as a negotiator; including important case summaries - Step-by-step explanations of how to calculate the ‘need-to-know’ numbers in all negotiations