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Problem-Solving Negotiation: Northern Ireland\u27s Experience with the Women\u27s Coalition Symposium
This paper is part of a Symposium that considered the relevance of domestic conflict resolution theories in broader cultural contexts. The Northern Ireland Women\u27s Coalition (Women\u27s Coalition) participated in the negotiations leading up to the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement. Members of the Woman\u27s Coalition responded to thirty years of sectarian violence with a negotiation process based on accommodation, inclusion, and relationship building, concepts that resonate with American-style problem-solving negotiation. Using the Women\u27s Coalition as a case study, this Article suggests that there are procedural aspects of problem-solving negotiation theory that may work across domains, specifically in multi-party, intractable conflict situations, where not all players share the same end game. Topics discussed include: (i) background of the conflict in Northern Ireland, the Troubles , (ii) problem-solving negotiation theory, (iii) strategic approaches of the Women\u27s Coalition during the multi-party negotiations leading to the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, (iv) perspectives on comparative dispute resolution, and (v) relevance of inclusion, trust and relationship building
Temporal interaction patterns in negotiations
This dissertation focuses on temporal interaction patterns in negotiations that have previously been neglected and examines their impact on the subsequent interaction and on the negotiated outcome. Although negotiations are defined as social interactions, there is still relatively little understanding of the observable interaction patterns that actually develop in negotiations. It requires time-consuming coding efforts and interaction patterns are challenging to analyze. However, studying negotiation behavior from an interaction-based perspective is crucial, as behavioral antecedents can be significantly more important in the prediction of subsequent behaviors in an interaction process than interindividual difference and contextual variables. Therefore, the studies presented in this dissertation contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of temporal interaction patterns in negotiation. Specifically, we study the occurrence of active listening (patterns) and their effect on negotiation outcomes, behavioral antecedents and consequences of (dis-)honest behavior, and effects of behavior announcement patterns on negotiation outcomes. The results of these studies contribute to negotiation theory but are also of high practical value. We provide concrete and readily applicable advice on the use of active listening, on the use and promotion of honest behavior and the inhibition of dishonest behavior that should improve practitioners’ negotiation interactions and outcomes
Advancing Dispute Resolution by Unpacking the Sources of Conflict: Toward an Integrated Framework
Organizational leaders, public policy makers, dispute resolution professionals, and scholars have developed diverse methods for resolving workplace conflict. But there is inadequate recognition that the effectiveness of a dispute resolution method depends on its fit with the source of a particular conflict. Consequently, it is essential to better understand where conflict comes from and how this affects dispute resolution. To these ends, this paper uniquely integrates scholarship from multiple disciplines to develop a multi-dimensional framework on the sources of conflict. This provides an important foundation for theorizing and identifying effective dispute resolution methods, which are more important than ever as the changing world of work raises new issues, conflicts, and institutions
Temporal interaction patterns in negotiations
This dissertation focuses on temporal interaction patterns in negotiations that have previously been neglected and examines their impact on the subsequent interaction and on the negotiated outcome. Although negotiations are defined as social interactions, there is still relatively little understanding of the observable interaction patterns that actually develop in negotiations. It requires time-consuming coding efforts and interaction patterns are challenging to analyze. However, studying negotiation behavior from an interaction-based perspective is crucial, as behavioral antecedents can be significantly more important in the prediction of subsequent behaviors in an interaction process than interindividual difference and contextual variables. Therefore, the studies presented in this dissertation contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of temporal interaction patterns in negotiation. Specifically, we study the occurrence of active listening (patterns) and their effect on negotiation outcomes, behavioral antecedents and consequences of (dis-)honest behavior, and effects of behavior announcement patterns on negotiation outcomes. The results of these studies contribute to negotiation theory but are also of high practical value. We provide concrete and readily applicable advice on the use of active listening, on the use and promotion of honest behavior and the inhibition of dishonest behavior that should improve practitioners’ negotiation interactions and outcomes
Designing Integrated Conflict Management Systems: Guidelines for Practitioners and Decision Makers in Organizations
A committee of the ADR (alternative dispute resolution) in the Workplace Initiative of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) prepared this document for employers, managers, labor representatives, employees, civil and human rights organizations, and others who interact with organizations. In this document we explain why organizations should consider developing integrated conflict management systems to prevent and resolve conflict, and we provide practical guidelines for designing and implementing such systems. The principles identified in this document can also be used to manage external conflict with customers, clients, and the public. Indeed, we recommend that organizations focus simultaneously on preventing and managing both internal and external conflict. SPIDR recognizes that an integrated conflict management system will work only if designed with input from users and decision makers at all levels of the organization. Each system must be tailored to fit the organization\u27s needs, circumstances, and culture. In developing these systems, experimentation is both necessary and healthy. We hope that this document will provide guidance, encourage experimentation, and contribute to the evolving understanding of how best to design and implement these systems
Current Challenges and Visions in Music Recommender Systems Research
Music recommender systems (MRS) have experienced a boom in recent years,
thanks to the emergence and success of online streaming services, which
nowadays make available almost all music in the world at the user's fingertip.
While today's MRS considerably help users to find interesting music in these
huge catalogs, MRS research is still facing substantial challenges. In
particular when it comes to build, incorporate, and evaluate recommendation
strategies that integrate information beyond simple user--item interactions or
content-based descriptors, but dig deep into the very essence of listener
needs, preferences, and intentions, MRS research becomes a big endeavor and
related publications quite sparse.
The purpose of this trends and survey article is twofold. We first identify
and shed light on what we believe are the most pressing challenges MRS research
is facing, from both academic and industry perspectives. We review the state of
the art towards solving these challenges and discuss its limitations. Second,
we detail possible future directions and visions we contemplate for the further
evolution of the field. The article should therefore serve two purposes: giving
the interested reader an overview of current challenges in MRS research and
providing guidance for young researchers by identifying interesting, yet
under-researched, directions in the field
Correspondences and Contradictions in International and Domestic Conflict Resolution: Lessons From General Theory and Varied Contexts
Does the field of conflict resolution have any broadly applicable theories that work across the different domains of international and domestic conflict? Or, are contexts, participants, and resources so domain specific and variable that only thick descriptions of particular contexts will do? These are important questions which have been plaguing me in this depressing time for conflict resolution professionals, from September 11,2001 (9/11), to the war against Iraq. Have we learned anything about conflict resolution that really does improve our ability to describe, predict, and act to reduce unnecessary and harmful conflict? These are the questions I want to explore in this essay, all the while knowing that I will ask more questions than I have answers to. My hope is to spark more rigorous attention to the possibility of comparative dispute resolution study and practice, using key concepts, theories, empirical studies, practical wisdom, and experiential insights to spark and encourage more multi-level and multi-unit analysis of some of our shared propositions
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