15.665 | Spring 2014 | Graduate

Power and Negotiation

Calendar

Note that there were fourteen in-class simulations from which students were instructed to chose only three upon which to write reflective memos. See the Assignments Section for detailed instructions.

SES # TOPICS SIMULATIONS AND EXERCISES KEY DATES
1 Introduction to Negotiations

Simulation

The Oil Pricing Game

 
2 Slicing the Pie: How to Win

Simulation

Used Car

Pakistani Prunes

Oil Pricing Game memo due*
3 Expanding the Pie: How Both Parties Can Win

Simulation

Sally Soprano

Used Car / Pakistani Prunes memo due*
4 The Negotiator’s Dilemma and Discovering your Style

Simulation

The New Recruit

Exercise

Thomas-Kilmann Self-Assement

Sally Soprano memo due*
5 Difficult Tactics and Overcoming Obstacles to Win-Win

Simulation

Myti Pet

New Recruit memo due*
6 The Centrality of Relationships

Simulation

Aerospace Investment

Paper team and topic proposal due

Myti Pet memo due*

7 Cross-Cultural Negotiations

Simulation

Outside Class: “The Offer”

International Lodging Merger

Real life memo due

Aerospace Investment memo due*

8 Autonomy and Status

Simulation

Luna Pen

Offer / International Lodging Merger memo due*
9 Multiparty Negotiations and Coalitions

Simulation

Coalition Game

The Cup Game

Luna Pen memo due*
10 The Power of Fairness and Ethics in Negotiations

Simulation

A Newport Girl Doll Company

Group paper and presentation proposal due

Coalition / Cup Game memo due*

11 Internal Negotiations

Simulation

Caitlin’s Challenge

Grand finale memo due

Newport Girl Doll memo due*

12 Student-Led Simulations and Presentations

Simulation

Student-led

Caitlin’s Challenge memo due*
13 Wrapping It All Up    
* Students selected three simulations upon which to write reflective memos which were due in-class the following week.

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