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1. A Few Words about Our Style & Approach
• Be careful about how we use bargaining and negotiation. • Negotiation is a very complex social process ; many of the most important factors that shape a negotiation result. • Our insights into negotiation draw from three sources. (experience, media, the wealth of social science research)
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7.1 Definitions
• Conflict may be defined as a “sharp disagreement or opposition, as of interest, ideas, etc”, and includes “the perceived divergence of interest, or belief that the parties’ current aspirations cannot be achieved simultaneously”. • Conflict results from “the interaction of interdependent people who perceived incompatible goals and interference from each other in achieving those goals.”