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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453398903321

Autore

Trask Andrew

Titolo

Betting the company [[electronic resource]] : complex negotiation strategies for law and business / / Andrew Trask, Andrew DeGuire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013

ISBN

0-19-932398-4

0-19-996758-X

0-19-026005-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (873 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DeGuireAndrew

Disciplina

346.7307

Soggetti

Commercial law - United States

Negotiation in business - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Elements of Complex Negotiation; 1.1 When Good Deals Go Bad; 1.2 The Nature of Negotiation; 1.3 The Problem of Complex Negotiations; 2. Nonrational Judgments; 2.1 Heuristics-When Our Mental Shortcuts Get Us into Trouble; 2.1.1 Priming and Anchoring-Taking Cues from Context; 2.1.2 Hyperbolic Discounting-Birds in Hands; 2.1.3 Loss Aversion; 2.1.4 Herding Behavior and Normality Bias-The Lemming Urge; 2.2 Professional Biases-How Training Colors Our World; 2.2.1 Businesspeople; 2.2.1.1 Executives

2.2.1.2 Entrepreneurs2.2.2 Lawyers; 2.3 Personality and Emotion-Nobody Is Spock; 2.3.1 Personal Attraction-Don't Fall in Love with the Deal; 2.3.1.1 Charisma; 2.3.1.2 Trust; 2.3.2 Personal Animosity-"That F@%ing Guy"; 2.3.2.1 Anger; 2.3.3 Overconfidence-Everyone's Above Average; 2.3.3.1 Practical Implication; 2.4 Conclusion; 3. Multiparty Negotiations; 3.1 Multilateral Negotiations-More People, More Problems; 3.1.1 Auctions-What's Your Bet on the Future?; 3.1.2 Necessary Third Parties-You Can't Avoid the Tollbooths; 3.1.3 Spoilers-The People from Left Field

3.2 Team Negotiations-I Love My Team/I Hate My Team3.3



Negotiations with Organizational Constituents-Behind the Table; 3.3.1 Board of Directors; 3.3.2 Lawyer-Client Relationship; 3.3.3 Shareholders; 3.3.4 The Other Side's Constituents; 3.4 Practical Applications; 3.5 Conclusion; 4. Multiple Decisions; 4.1 Multiple Options; 4.1.1 More Options, More Problems; 4.1.2 Filtering; 4.1.3 Information Leaks; 4.2 Multiple Issues; 4.2.1 Contingent Issues-Do Not Pass Go; 4.2.2 Linking Issues-Leverage; 4.2.3 Subtracting Issues-Making Things Simpler; 4.3 Agendas-The Secret Weapon

4.3.1 Sequential vs. Simultaneous Negotiations- Chess vs. "Rock, Paper, Scissors"4.3.2 Strategic Ordering; 4.4 Practical Applications; 4.5 Conclusion; 5. Transactions Over Time; 5.1 Path Dependence-Starting Points Matter; 5.2 Time Asymmetries-Why Someone Prefers to Go Slow; 5.3 Exogenous Shocks-What Happens When Stuff Happens; 5.4 Learning-Why Some Conflict May Not Be So Bad; 5.5 Sequential Strategy-Why It Pays to Be Nice; 5.6 Practical Implications; 5.7 Conclusion; 6. Regulated Negotiations; 6.1 Information and Disclosure-Basic Concepts; 6.2 Obligations/Duties to Constituents (Corporate Law)

6.2.1 The Corporate Form6.2.1.1 Board of Directors; 6.2.2 The Duty of Loyalty; 6.2.3 The Duty of Care; 6.2.4 The Business Judgment Rule; 6.2.5 Other Duties to Constituents (Lawyers' Duty to Clients); 6.3 Conduct of Negotiations; 6.3.1 Anticorruption Laws; 6.3.2 Class Action Settlements; 6.4 What Written Agreement Looks Like (Contract Law/Rules of Evidence); 6.4.1 Contract Law; 6.4.2 Evidence; 6.5 Content of Deal (Tax/Specific Regulations); 6.6 Practical Implications; 6.7 Conclusion; 7. Intercultural Negotiations; 7.1 Organizational Culture-The Personality of the Organization

7.1.1 Values-The Principles that Guide

Sommario/riassunto

Where the fate of a company is on the line in a negotiation, legal and business teams must work seamlessly to reach a successful conclusion. Unfortunately, there's often a gap between lawyers, who are typically untrained in business strategy, and business executives, who lack basic knowledge of contract law and regulations. In Betting the Company: Complex Negotiation Strategies for Law and Business, Andrew Trask and Andrew DeGuire offer a thorough introduction to enable lawyers and business people to understand the theoretical concepts and to apply practical tools to conduct a successful, mult



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910695246403321

Titolo

Background note, Bosnia and Herzegovina [[electronic resource] /] / Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.], : U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, -2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

International relations

Political science

Travel

Periodicals.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Description and travel Periodicals

Bosnia and Herzegovina Foreign relations Periodicals

Bosnia and Herzegovina Politics and government Periodicals

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico