Negotiating Globally
How to Negotiate Deals, Resolve Disputes, and Make Decisions Across Cultural Boundaries
Chapter One
Negotiation Basics
Negotiation is the process by which people with conflicting interests
determine how they are going to allocate resources or work together
in the future. Negotiators are interdependent, which means that
what one wants affects what the other can have and vice versa. Because
negotiation involves conflicting interests and interdependence
it takes some skills to be an effective negotiator. One of the
purposes of this book is to help you improve your negotiation skills.
Another is to get you prepared to negotiate with people who do not
share your cultural background, people who you cannot assume even
think about the process of negotiations in the same way you do.
To get you prepared to negotiate globally we begin with t ... read full excerpt from Negotiating Globally: How to Negotiate Deals, Resolve Disputes, and Make Decisions Across Cultural Boundaries ebook