Essentials Of
Negotiation
4th Edition
Roy J. Lewicki, Kevin Tasa, Bruce Barry, David M. Saunders
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Nature of Negotiation
Chapter 2: Strategy and Tactics of Distributive Bargaining
Chapter 3: Strategy and Tactics of Integrative Negotiation
Chapter 4: Negotiation: Planning and Strategy
Chapter 5: Individual Differences: Know Yourself and Your Counterpart
Chapter 6: Perception, Cognition, and Emotion
Chapter 7: Communication Process and Outcomes
Chapter 8: Negotiation Power and Persuasion
Chapter 9: The Dynamics of Disputes and Third-Party Help
Chapter 10: Confronting the Dark Side: Deception and Ethical Dilemmas
Chapter 11: Multiparty, Coalitions, and Team Negotiations
Chapter 12: Managing Difficult Negotiations
Chapter 13: Best Practices in Negotiations
, Chapter 01
The Nature of Negotiation
True / False Questions
1. Negotiations occur for only one reason: to create something new that neither party could
achieve alone.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define negotiation and explain the key elements of a negotiation process and the distinct types of negotiation.
Topic: 01-01 Becoming a Better Negotiator
2. Sometimes people fail to negotiate because they do not recognize that they are in a
negotiable situation.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define negotiation and explain the key elements of a negotiation process and the distinct types of negotiation.
Topic: 01-01 Becoming a Better Negotiator
3. Good negotiators are made, not born.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define negotiation and explain the key elements of a negotiation process and the distinct types of negotiation.
Topic: 01-01 Becoming a Better Negotiator
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, Chapter 01 - The Nature of Negotiation
4. Negotiating parties rarely negotiate by choice.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define negotiation and explain the key elements of a negotiation process and the distinct types of negotiation.
Topic: 01-02 Characteristics of a Negotiation Situation
5. It is always a good time to negotiate, there are no conditions which make negotiation more
favourable.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define negotiation and explain the key elements of a negotiation process and the distinct types of negotiation.
Topic: 01-02 Characteristics of a Negotiation Situation
6. Most individuals in Western culture do not negotiate enough.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define negotiation and explain the key elements of a negotiation process and the distinct types of negotiation.
Topic: 01-02 Characteristics of a Negotiation Situation
7. Successful negotiation involves the management of tangibles (e.g., the price or the terms of
an agreement) and also the resolution of intangibles.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define negotiation and explain the key elements of a negotiation process and the distinct types of negotiation.
Topic: 01-02 Characteristics of a Negotiation Situation
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