Leverage : how to get it and how to keep it in any negotiation /

The most important aspect of any negotiation is the real or imagined advantage one holds in a given situation. The concept of "leverage" can refer to time, money, reputation, or any other factor deemed important by one of the two parties - but whatever it refers to, the ability to recognis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Volkema, Roger J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : AMACOM, ©2006.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Negotiation and leverage
  • Four characteristics of leverage
  • The four states of leverage
  • The sources of leverage
  • Indicators of leverage
  • Checking your progress : identifying leverage
  • Managing leverage
  • Increasing your leverage
  • Decreasing the other party's leverage
  • Checking your progress : altering leverage
  • The dance of leverage
  • Reality test
  • Playing defense
  • The climate of negotiation
  • Selecting an approach
  • The art of communication
  • Another reality challenge
  • Leverage, uncertainty, and risk
  • Leverage and ethics
  • Managing emotions
  • Negotiating in cyberspace
  • Multiparty negotiations
  • International negotiations
  • Surrendering leverage
  • Final thoughts.