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Michele Griessmair1,2, Daniel Druckman3,4,5
1Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
Abstract:
This study examines the impacts of process frames and salience of a turning point on negotiators' responses to a departure during the negotiation process. Results show that individuals negotiating within an integrative-cooperative (as opposed to a distributive-competitive frame) are more likely to interpret the departure as a turning point and match the other's offer. Similarly, results show that making the departure salient by clearly articulating the intent, content, and function of the turning point offer increases negotiators' propensity to embrace the mutually beneficial turning point offer. The findings are discussed in light of negotiators' awareness of events during the negotiation process, their (mis)matching of favorable offers, and relational order theory.
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