SIXTH EDITION
Essentials of
NEGOTIATION
R OY J . L E W I C K I
B R U C E B A R RY
DAV I D M . S A U N D E RS
,Essentials of
Negotiation
Sixth edition
Roy J. Lewicki
The Ohio State University
Bruce Barry
Vanderbilt University
David M. Saunders
Queen’s University
,ESSENTIALS OF NEGOTIATION: SIXTH EDITION
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, Dedication
We dedicate this book to all negotiation, mediation, and dispute
resolution professionals who try to make the world a more peaceful
and prosperous place.
And to John W. Minton (1946–2007): friend, colleague, and co-author.
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About the Authors
Roy J. Lewicki is the Irving Abramowitz Memorial Professor of Business Ethics Emer-
itus and Professor of Management and Human Resources Emeritus at the Max M. Fisher
College of Business, The Ohio State University. He has authored or edited 36 books, as
well as numerous research articles and book chapters. Professor Lewicki has served as the
president of the International Association for Conflict Management, and he received its
Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. He received the Academy of Management’s Distin-
guished Educator Award in 2005 and was recognized as a Fellow of the Organizational
Behavior Teaching Society for his contributions to the field of teaching in negotiation and
dispute resolution.
Bruce Barry is the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Professor of Management at the Owen
Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. His research on negotiation,
ethics, power, influence, and justice has appeared in numerous scholarly journals and
volumes. Professor Barry is a past president of the International Association for Conflict
Management and a past chair of the Academy of Management Conflict Management
Division. He is associate editor of the scholarly journal Business Ethics Quarterly and
sits on the editorial boards of several others.
David M. Saunders has served as Dean of Queen’s School of Business (QSB) since
July 2003. Under Professor Saunders’s strategic leadership, the School has experienced
dramatic growth, including the addition of new and innovative MBA, professional mas-
ters, and executive education programs. To keep pace with this growth, he oversaw a sig-
nificant expansion to Goodes Hall, the home of the School of Business, which opened in
2012. In support of QSB’s mission to develop outstanding leaders with a global perspec-
tive, Professor Saunders has internationalized the School, adding 80 strategic partnerships
with business schools around the globe. Professor Saunders is Chair of the EQUIS Award-
ing Body, the accreditation arm of the European Foundation for Management Develop-
ment, and sits on the board of CEIBS, the China Europe International Business School.
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Preface
Welcome to the sixth edition of Essentials of Negotiation! Again, this book represents our
response to many faculty who wanted a brief version of the longer text. Negotiation (Seventh
Edition). The objective of this shorter version is to provide the reader with the core concepts
of negotiation in a more succinct presentation. Many faculty requested such a book for use in
shorter academic course, executive education programs, or as a companion to other resource
materials. It is suitable for courses in negotiation, labor relations, conflict management, human
resource management, and the like.
Overview of This Book
The organization of this volume generally follows the more complete Seventh Edition of
Negotiation. The fundamental difference between this and the Seventh Edition text is that this
book contains only 12 chapters, while the complete Seventh Edition contains 20 chapters. The
first four chapters have only been minimally shortened for this volume, because we believe
that the content is essential to any negotiation course. (The shortening process includes edit-
ing out some of the more research-oriented references and descriptions, deleting many of the
boxes and sidebars, and occasionally some secondary sections.) Similarly, the last chapter
is reproduced in full. The other seven chapters from Negotiation, have been included, but
shortened by 25–50 percent each.
For the instructor who is not familiar with Essentials (the first five editions) or Negotia-
tion (Seventh or earlier editions), a brief overview is in order. The first five chapters introduce
the reader to “Negotiation Fundamentals.” The first chapter introduces the field of negotiation
and conflict management, describes the basic problem of interdependence with other people,
and briefly explores the challenges of managing that interdependence. Chapters 2 and 3 then
present the two core strategic approaches to negotiation: the basic dynamics of competitive
(win-lose) bargaining (Chapter 2) and the basic dynamics of integrative (win-win) negotia-
tion (Chapter 3). Chapter 4 describes the fundamental prework that negotiators must do to
get ready for a negotiation: selecting the strategy, framing the issues, defining negotiation
objectives, and planning the steps one will pursue to achieve those objectives. In Chapter 5, we
examine the ethical standards and criteria that surround negotiation. The effective negotiator
must recognize when ethical questions are relevant and what factors must be considered to
address them effectively.
The next three chapters describe the fundamental psychological subprocesses of negotia-
tion: perception, cognition, and emotion; communication; and power. In Chapter 6, we review
the basic processes of perception, cognition, and emotion in negotiation, we specifically ex-
amine common cognitive and judgment biases made by negotiators, and how emotion can
affect negotiations. In Chapter 7, we examine communication dynamics. We look at the ways
that negotiators communicate their interests, positions and goals, and how this information is
communicated to the other. Chapter 8 focuses on power. We look at the capabilities negotia-
tors can muster power to pressure the other side, so as to change his or her perspective or give
in to our arguments.
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The next two chapters examine the social contexts in which these negotiations occur, and
which also therefore influence how they evolve. In Chapter 9, we examine how the negotiation
process changes when the parties have an established relationship with each other, and how
the type of relationship affects the negotiation process. We also examine the key roles played
by trust, justice and negotiator reputation in shaping negotiations. In Chapter 10, we look at
multiparty negotiations, when multiple individuals must work together as a group, team or
task force to solve a complex problem or make a decision.
In Chapter 11, we attempt to clarify how international and cross-cultural differences can
shape the diverse ways that parties approach negotiations.
Finally, in Chapter 12, we present a new concluding chapter, summarizing the book’s
content and offering ten “best practices” principles for all negotiators.
Comparison of This Book to the Fifth Edition of Essentials
• All of this book has been revised and updated. The authors reviewed every chap-
ter, utilizing extensive feedback from faculty who have used the book in previous
editions. The content in some of the chapters has been reorganized to present the
material more effectively.
• The Ethics chapter was moved into the “fundamentals” section as Chapter 5.
• We have further improved the graphics format and page layout of the book to make it
visually more interesting and readable.
• We have added learning objectives to the beginning of each chapter.
• The new structure of this book will be paralleled by a major revision to our readings
and classroom activities book. Negotiation: Readings, Exercises, and Cases, Seventh
Edition, edited by Roy Lewicki, Bruce Barry, and David Saunders to appear in 2015.
This text and reader can be used together or separately. We encourage instructors to
contact their local McGraw-Hill/Irwin representative for an examination copy (or call
800-634-3963, or visit the Web site at www.mhhe.com).
• Instructional resources, including a test bank, chapter outlines, PowerPoint slides,
and extensive assistance on ways that new instructors can improve their teaching of
negotiation skills, are available to accompany this volume. Instructors should contact
their McGraw-Hill/Irwin representative.
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ExpertNegotiator.com. ExpertNegotiator is a set of online tools that serve both student and
instructor. Students are provided with a structured negotiation preparation template, keyed
to the terminology used in the Lewicki et al. texts, to more thoroughly prepare for negoti-
ation simulations. Instructors can use the software as a course management system to pair
students for role-plays (including all role-plays in the companion volume, Negotiation Read-
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students with feedback on their negotiation plans. Students access the software by purchas-
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Appreciation
Once again, this book could not have been completed without the assistance of numerous
people. We especially thank
• Many of our colleagues in the negotiation and dispute resolution field, whose
research efforts have made the growth of this field possible and who have
given us helpful feedback about earlier editions to improve the content of this
edition.
• The following individuals who reviewed the text and offered their helpful feedback.
• The work of John Minton, who helped shape the second, third, and fourth editions of
this book and passed away in the Fall of 2007.
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• The excellent editorial assistance of Steve Stenner, specifically for his help on copy-
editing, permissions, and bibliography and for refining the test bank and PowerPoint
slides.
• The Staff of McGraw-Hill/Education, especially lead product developer Laura Spell,
senior product developer Laura Griffin, and product developer Heather Darr; director
of management and organizational behavior Michael Ablassmeir; and marketing staff
Elizabeth Trepkowski and Liz Steiner.
• Our families, who continue to provide us with the time, inspiration, and opportunities
for continued learning about effective negotiation and the personal support required
to sustain this project.
Roy J. Lewicki
Bruce Barry
David M. Saunders