Is There a Change in Major Business Negotiations?

In the last several weeks we all were ‘treated’ to the Costco-Coca Cola re-negotiation where Coke (seller) demanded higher pricing from Costco. Then there was the Time Warner – Fox TV re-negotiation where Fox (seller) demanded higher pricing from Time Warner.

Normally these types of negotiations are ‘closed door’ negotiations . Now the public and media are suddenly involved.

All negotiations have an ‘organizational’ component that comes into play. In these two cases, one side decided it was in their best interest to enlarge the organization; and to use organizational power to their advantage. In the case of the Time Warner – Fox negotiation, even politicians were incorporated into the ‘organization’.

These were some pretty major re-negotiations. And in each case, one side decided that it was to their advantage to take the negotiation public. Certainly with the Web, Blogs, Twitter and many other forms of communication, one side can create almost immediate public opinion. If developed correctly this can provide a source of power in their negotiation.

In your opinion, for these two specific cases, did this strategy work, or back-fire?

Are we likely to see more of this type of negotiating tactic in the future?

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CASE MANAGER at THE JACKSON LABORATORY

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER at THE M.K. MORSE COMPANY

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John S.

CHIEF ENGINEERING MANAGER at EXXONMOBIL

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Kathleen L.

SENIOR ANALYST at BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN

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Kim C.

PROCUREMENT at AMERICAN EXPRESS

THIS PROGRAM HAS GREATLY INCREASED MY CONFIDENCE AND ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS MY COMPANY.

LaDonna E.

SENIOR STRATEGIC BUYER at HALLMARK

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Mary S.

INTERNATIONAL SOURCING at FMC TECHNOLOGIES

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Phillip H.

VICE PRESIDENT at GE

PRIOR TO THIS CLASS I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS GETTING EATEN ALIVE BY INTERNAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH SALES REPS. NOW I FEEL PREPARED TO CHALLENGE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AND BET TO THEIR REAL NEEDS.

Steve Q.

PLANNER at HONEYWELL

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Stuart B.

CONTRACTS MANAGER at HEWLETT-PACKARD

Negotiation Case Studies October 12, 2010Is There a Change in Major Business Negotiations?

Negotiation Case Studies October 12, 2010
Is There a Change in Major Business Negotiations?