This masterly book
substantially extends Howard Raiffa's earlier classic, The Art and Science of
Negotiation. It does so by incorporating three additional supporting strands of
inquiry: individual decision analysis, judgmental decision making, and game theory. Each
strand is introduced and used in analyzing negotiations.
The book starts by
considering how analytically minded parties can generate joint gains and distribute them
equitably by negotiating with full, open, truthful exchanges. The book then examines
models that disengage step by step from that ideal. It also shows how a neutral outsider
(intervenor) can help all negotiators by providing joint, neutral analysis of their
problem.
Although analytical in its
approach - building from simple hypothetical examples - the book can be understood by
those with only a high school background in mathematics. It therefore will have a broad
relevance for both the theory and practice of negotiation analysis as it is applied to
disputes that range from those between family members, business partners, and business
competitors to those involving labor and management, environmentalists and developers, and
nations.
Howard Raiffa is
Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Managerial Economics (Emeritus), Harvard Business School and
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. John Richardson is a Lecturer and Associate
at the Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School. David Metcalfe is an Analyst at
Forrester Research, London, England.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I. Fundamentals
1. Decision Perspectives On
four approaches to decision making
2. Decision Analysis On
how individuals should and could decide
3. Behavioral Decision
Theory On the psychology of decisions; on how real people do decide
4. Game Theory On how rational beings should decide
separately in interactive situations
5. Negotiation Analysis On
how you should and could collaborate with others
Part II. Two-Party
Distributive (Win-Lose) Negotiations
6. Elmtree House On
setting the stage for adversarial bargaining
7. Distributive
Negotiations: The Basic Problem On the essence of noncooperative, win-lose negotiations
8. Introducing Complexities:
Uncertainty On deciding to settle out of court and other problems of choice under
uncertainty
9. Introducing Complexities:
Time On entrapments and downward escalation; on real and virtual strikes
10. Auctions and Bids On
comparing different auction and competitive bidding procedures
Part III. Two-Party
Integrative (Win-Win) Negotiations
11. Template Design On
brainstorming alone and together; on deciding what must be decided
12. Template Evaluation On
deciding what you need and want
13. Template Analysis (I) On
finding a joint compromise for a special simple case
14. Template Analysis (II) On
finding a joint compromise for the general case
15. Behavioral Realities On
learning how people do negotiate in the laboratory and the real world
16. Noncooperative Others On
how to tackle noncooperative adversaries
Part IV. External Help
17. Mostly Facilitation and
Mediation On helping with people problems
18. Arbitration:
Conventional and Nonconventional On how a neutral joint analyst might help
19. What Is Fair? On
principles for deciding joint outcomes
20. Parallel Negotiations On
negotiating without Negotiating
Part V. Many Parties
21. Group Decisions On
organizing and managing groups
22. Consensus On how to
achieve a shared agreement for all
23. Coalitions On the
dynamics of splitting and joining subgroups
24. Voting On anomalies
of collective action based on voting schemes
25. Pluralistic Parties On
dealing with parties fractured by internal conflict
26. Multiparty Interventions
On the role of external helpers in multiparty negotiations
27. Social Dilemmas On
the conflict between self-interest and group interest
References
Note on Sources
Index
548 pages