Negotiation fill in the blank CH 01

People _____ all the time.

negotiate

The term ______ is used to describe the competitive, win-lose situations such as haggling over price that happens at yard sale, flea market, or used car lot.

bargaining

Negotiating parties always negotiate by _________.

choice

There are times when you should _______ negotiate.

not

Successful negotiation involves the management of _________ (e.g., the price or the terms of agreement) and also the resolution of ________.

tangibles; intangibles

Independent parties are able to meet their own ______ without the help and assistance of others.

needs

The mix of convergent and conflicting goals characterizes many ________ relationships.

interdependent

The ________ of people's goals, and the ________ of the situation in which they are going to negotiate, strongly shapes negotiation processes and outcomes.

interdependence; structure

Whether you should or should not agree on something in a negotiation depends entirely upon the attractiveness to you of the best available ________.

alternative

When parties are interdependent, they have to find a way to ______ their differences.

resolve

Negotiation is a ________ that transforms over time.

process

Negotiations often begin with statements of opening __________.

positions

When one party accepts a change in his or her position, a _________ has been made.

concession

Two of the dilemmas in mutual adjustment that all negotiators face are the dilemma of ________ and the dilemma of _______.

honesty; trust

Most actual negotiations are a combination of claiming and _______ value processes.

creating

_____________ is analyzed as it affects the ability of the group to make decisions, work productively, resolve its differences, and continue to achieve its goals effectively.

Intragroup conflict

Most people initially believe that _________ is always bad or dysfunctional.

conflict

The objective is not to eliminate conflict but to learn how to manage it to control the _________ elements while enjoying the productive aspects.

destructive

The two-dimensional framework called the ___________ postulates that people in conflict have two independent types of concern.

dual concerns model

Parties who employ the ________ strategy maintain their own aspirations and try to persuade the other party to yield.

contending