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Negotiation Strategy: Pattern Recognition Game
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Reference: HBS-908015-E
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Number of pages: 4
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Publication Date: Aug 14, 2007
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Fecha de edición: Sep 10, 2007
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Source: HBSP (USA)
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Type of Document: Case
Description
In negotiation, correctly identifying your counterpart's strategy is vital. Only then can you constructively influence their behavior--or adapt appropriately to what they are doing. This case--and its related computer-based exercise (Negotiation Strategy Simulation)--illuminate how through a thoughtful process of probing and testing, a negotiator may determine whether the other party tends to be cooperative or competitive. The material also demonstrates how the benefit of such learning must be weighed against the possible costs of being provocative.