Distributive Negotiations

Objective

Achieve an efficient compromise

Power tactics in negotiation

Rationality

Ingratiation

Coalition Building

Exchange

Assertivness

Upward Appeal

Imposing Sanctions

Hardball tactics

Highball/lowball

Bluffing

Intimidation

Bogey

Nibble

Overwhelming the other party with information

God cop/Bad cop

Information sharing

the sharing of information is more guarded so as to protect one’s position.

Consessions

Negotiators establish opening offers with the expectation that it is unlikely that their counterpart will agree to their first offer.

Tactics to change the power

Improve the quality of your own BATNA

Decrease the quality of the other party's BATNA

Decrease your value of the other party's contribution

Increase the value of your contribution

Hardball tactics responses

Preventing it

Ignoring it

Discussing it

Responding with hardball tactics of your own

Claiming Value

Goal is to obtain as much as possible.

Tactic to encourage commitment

note the similarities between the parties and their needs

Impasse

When parties cease to make progress towards settlement.

Components in negotiations

Mixed-motive bargaining

Leverage/ Power