Whether you are selling a
house, closing a business deal, settling a divorce, arbitrating a labor dispute, or trying
to hammer out an international treaty, The Art and Science of Negotiation will measurably
improve your negotiating skills. This is a sophisticated book directed to lawyers, labor
arbitrators, business executives, college deans, diplomats, and many other professionals.
Using a vast array of specific cases and clear, helpful diagrams, Raiffa not only
elucidates the step-by-step processes of negotiation but also translates this deeper
understanding into practical guidelines.
"A timely, practical,
and appropriate guide to cooperation and competition." - Harry Levinson, The Levinson
Institute
"A quantum leap forward
in the state of the art. . . [Raiffa] employs a classroom wizard's mastery over the
hypothetical question to analyze in lively case studies and problems the essential
characteristics of various forms of interactive competitive bargaining." . . .
American Bar Association Journal
"Raiffa deftly weaves
together case-style vignettes of negotiating situations with a few analytical threads
drawn from the theory of games, decision making under uncertainty, and fair division.
Written with clarity and verve while avoiding technicalities, it strikes a nice balance
between analysis and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
"Tightly written,
eminently readable, and containing many usable examples, it is bound to be a valuable
resource book for years to come." Journal of the American Planning Association
The Art and Science of
Negotiation is the winner of the 1985 Leo Melamed Prize of the Journal of Business for the
most significant published work by a faculty member in a school of business in the
preceding two years.
372 pages