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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Conflict Management Strategies


Conflict Management Strategies
1 Physical Separation This may work when two groups are not
required to interact while achieving targets.
2 Withdrawal Withdrawal from conflict.
3 Dominance Little to prevent reoccurrence of conflict in a
more violent form later on.
4 Appeal procedures Conventional method of resolving disputes
5 Compromise Traditional method - No clean winner / loser
6 Liaison groups /
Intermediaries / Integrators
7 Member rotation
8 Reduce interdependence
9 Procedural & Structural
changes
10 Super ordinate goals Common goals that appeals to all the parties
involved
Can not be completed separately
Demand interdependence / co-operation
11 Identifying a common enemy Sherif & Sherif - Boys Camp
Creation of super ordinate goals
Present a common treat as enemy
12 Integrated problem solving Incorporates that require of both parties
Mutually satisfactory solution
Level of trust between parties.


 The basics of Successful Negotiation / The Concept of Bargaining
/ The Concept of Joint Problem -solving
 Fixed Price – No Negotiation
 Variable Price – No Negotiation
 Example : Supermarket – Fixed Price – No negotiation
 Your own item to sell - Negotiation
 Negotiation involves 2 or more parties
Government – Union Management Negotiation To avert a strike
A number of countries Negotiation Multilateral treaty
 Example :
 Bargain – The purchase of a carpe
 Negotiation – For long term housing / education loan
- Selling a used auto
 Bargaining – One party win / one party loss
 Seller want – highest price
 Buyer want – lowest price
 Win – lose situation
 Cooperation – 50 – 50 – win-win situation – common interest
5 external factors of Negotiation
 The Nature of the issues at stake
 The relationship between the parties
 The type of parties involved
 The time available for the negotiation
 The balance of power


 You & your Opponent
The people can be categorized in 3 broad types…
1 Analytical Most profoundly influenced by all the things financial,
statistical & factual.
2 Aesthetic Capable of making decisions.
3 Intuitive Has intuitions regarding life, wants – quick decision makers
1) The Analytic Type
They are most profoundly influenced by all things financial, statically &
factual.
Capable of making decisions.
Accountants – Financial Analysist – Business managers
Chief financial officer – Tax consultants
2) The Aesthetic Type
Focuses on how things look & feel and what kind of visceral impact
they have.
More artistic considerations.
Artists – Writers – Actors – Designers
People who are in creative occupations.
3) The intuitive Type
Feeling based people.
Tend to make quick decision.
Jobs that require rapid analysis diagnostic.
Doctors – lawyers – Sales people



 How your Opponent Makes Decisions
The strong (Not-so-silent) Type & Negotiation with the strong type
 Strong types make decisions quickly & confidently.
 They analyze complicated information rapidly, but as they give
quick decision sometime it may be wrong.
 Commanding & authorities
 Easy to deal with
 Respond best to clear
 Lead to stick to their view / judgment even they are wrong
 Get angry very quickly
The fence straddling type & Negotiation with fence straddling type
 Needs more time & likes to reach a consensus before taking any
action.
 Often comes back to the bargaining table with all kinds of changes
& variations.
The weak type & Negotiation with weak type
 Unfortunate negotiations
 Reluctant to make negotiations
 Pass the responsibility on to family member / Business Associates /
Friends.
 Try to postpone decisions.


Subjects are to be avoided so you don’t attack your opponent’s
self

 Negative opinions / gossips about your opponent’s company,
product or colleagues.
 Negative opinions on hobbies, movies, books, or interests - unless
you know for sure your opponent agrees.
 Jokes (Unless you know your opponents’ sense of humor well)
 Anything to do with religion or politics

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