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Negotiation, Power, And Politics –

mgt557

(3 credits)

This course prepares students to achieve organizational objectives through formal and informal channels. Students will create a plan to achieve a goal by applying negotiation skills within the formal and informal structures of an organization. Other topics include coalitions, types of power, liaison roles, and persuasion.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
  • Introduction to Negotiation

    • Differentiate between types of negotiation outcomes.
    • Determine strategies and tactics for distributive bargaining.
    • Determine strategies and tactics for integrative negotiation.
  • Power, Influence, and Ethics

    • Apply power and influence principles to accomplish negotiation goals.

    • Evaluate the ethicality of negotiation tactics.
  • Social Contexts of Negotiation

    • Analyze the influence of agents, constituencies, and audiences on negotiations.
    • Analyze the influence of coalitions on negotiations.
    • Determine strategies for managing multiparty negotiations.
  • Individual Differences

    • Evaluate the influence of gender in negotiations.
    • Evaluate the influence of personality in negotiations.
    • Evaluate the influence of culture in negotiations.
    • Evaluate the influence of perception, cognition, and emotion in negotiation.
  • Negotiation Impasses

    • Determine methods to prevent negotiation impasses.
    • Devise methods to manage negotiation impasses.
  • Creating a Negotiation Plan

    • Create a plan to achieve an organizational goal by applying negotiation skills.

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