Scripts or playbooks created by corporate managers to handle consumer and other claims reduce the discretion for negotiators to resolve individual disputes. How can one possibly “get to yes” by offering creative options to solve problems when the other party won’t even engage in basic negotiation behaviors (questioning and responses, information exchange, agenda setting, offers, brainstorming, arguments, proposed solutions, counterarguments, or even counteroffers)? How can we negotiate successfully in these predetermined and limited negotiation settings?
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Pp. 219-24 in Schneider, A.K. and Honeyman, C., eds. Negotiation Essentials for Lawyers, ABA Book Publishing, Chicago, 2019.
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