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Positional Bargaining Approach
Positional bargaining revolves around
POSITIONS (i.e. demands and proposals),
whereas interest-based negotiation revolves
around the REASONS (i.e. interests) behind
the positions.
Two Types:
Hard Positional Bargaining; and
Soft Positional Bargaining.
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Soft Positional
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Soft Positional
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Hard Positional
Party
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Hard Positional
Be hard on the problem and the
Negotiation people:
Posture Insist on own position
Apply pressures and make
threats
Search for the answer that YOU
will accept (without
consideration of the other
party)
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Interest-based Negotiation
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Key Principles & Elements of
Interest-Based Negotiation
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1. Make a SOUND DIAGNOSIS of
the CONFLICT
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1. Make a SOUND DIAGNOSIS of
the CONFLICT
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Importance of sound diagnosis
of conflict
• Recognizing and acknowledging people problems
helps establish a positive negotiation climate.
This leads to a more focused discussion of
substantive problems.
• Helps in identifying the most appropriate
response to the conflict.
• Helps in the formulation of a more
comprehensive solution to the dispute.
• Facilitates the smoother resolution/ management
of conflicts.
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2. Focus on INTERESTS, rather than
on POSITIONS
• Positions are one’s proposed
actions or solutions to the
problem.
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Exercise: Identify INTERESTS and
POSITIONS, and assess the need to
focus on interests rather than on
positions.
You have to ban
We cannot commercial fishing in
ban commercial the municipal waters
fishing in the municipal because they affect our
waters because they fish catch and destroy
help us raise our our coral reefs.
municipal revenues
• Done in a brainstorming
manner. No outright
rejection of proposals.
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Importance of Inventing Options for
Mutual Gains
• Allows the negotiators to creatively think of
other possible actions or solutions to their
problems.
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4. Use Objective Criteria in Choosing
the Best Option
• Objective criteria refers to
• Laws the negotiators’ standard
for selecting best option.
• EIA, ECCs
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Importance of the Use of
Objective Criteria
• Leads the negotiators to make decisions based on
merits and not on pressures.
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5. Develop your BATNA, and Know
and Prepare for their BATNA
• BATNA means Best I would rather do
my BATNA than
Alternative to a give in
Negotiated Agreement
• It refers to alternative
course(s) of action if
the negotiation fails.
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Three Types of BATNA
1. Walk-away alternative: When one chooses to
resolve a problem without the other party’s
involvement.
2. Interactive alternative: When one party exerts
pressure on the other party/ies for the
recognition of their value in the resolution of
the conflict. (i.e. boycott, strike, rally, etc.)
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The Values of BATNA
• Addresses power imbalance;
• Can change the rules of the game from hard
negotiation to interest-based negotiation
• Brings the hard negotiators to their senses.
• Shows the consequences of a no agreement
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