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Material 53 - Business Negotiation

We all negotiate each day, and this course applies what we know to the ordinary business situation.

REVISED AND POSTED 10/3/02

MATERIAL 53 BUSINESS NEGOTIATION MR. GROVE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Problem solving through the use of principled negotiation. Planning, issue recognition, and strategies in negotiating and resolving business conflicts.

REQUIRED TEXT: Lewicki, Roy; Saunders, David & Minton, John ESSENTIALS OF NEGOTIATION, second edition McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2001.

EXPECTED OUTCOME: Satisfactory completion will provide the student with familiarity and practice in negotiating in business situations.

EXPANDED OUTLINE: ASSIGNED SESSION CONTENTS READING

1. 9/26 Nature of Negotiation Chapt 1

2. 10/3 Framing, Strategizing, Planning Chapt 2

3. 10/10 Distributive Bargaining Chapt 3

4. 10/17 Integrative Bargaining Chapt 4

5. 10/24 Communication Chapt 5

6. 10/31 Review Session

7. 11/7 Leverage Chapt 6

8. 11/14 Ethics Chapt 7

9. 11/21 Global Negotiation Chapt 8

10. 11/28 Thanksgiving

11. 12/5 Difficult Negotiations Chapt 9

12. 12/12 Final Exam is Due

METHODS OF EVALUATING THE OUTCOME: A combination of homework, student participation in graded class exercises, contents of a journal kept by each student, and a written case analysis as final exam.

OFFICE HOURS: As a general rule, I will be in class approximately 15 minutes before class begins and will stay after regular class to answer questions. In the event that in not convenient, I can be reached at 408-245-3864, or e-mail at "yoteachone@aol.com". Website is --http://faculty.deanza.edu/groverichard/

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 Updated Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 4:37:19 PM by Richard Grove - groverichard@fhda.edu
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