Includes bibliographical references and index.

The First Move; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction Experimenting with a Renewed Method before Resorting to Old Refl exes; Chapter 1 Questioning before Negotiating; Chapter 2 Preparing Negotiations before Performing; Chapter 3 Doing the Essential before the Obvious; Chapter 4 Optimising Joint Value before Dividing It; Chapter 5 Listening before Speaking; Chapter 6 Acknowledging Emotions before Problem-Solving; Chapter 7 Deepening the Method before Facing Complexity; Chapter 8 Formalising the Agreement before Concluding; Conclusion Personalising your Theory before Practicing; BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Solidly and uniquely grounded in the best of European and American traditions and scholarship, including the authors' own research, this book provides deep insight into how to negotiate successfully in business and political settings alike. "There are two European negotiation scholars whose work is well known in the US and gloablly. Alain Lempereur is by discipline a lawyer. His training in negotiation was at Harvard Law School particularly influenced by Robert Mnookin. Lempereur writes for practitioners; Colson for academics. Lempereur is a prolific writer.

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