MNG: COMPLEX NEGOTIATIONS

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-MNG1S1-NEG-MNGCE04UE
Langue d'enseignement
English
Matières
NEGOTIATION
Responsable(s)
A.BORBELY
Intervenant(s)
A.BORBELY
Niveau
MSc in International Business Negotiation
Année de formation
Période

Présentation

Prérequis
This course relies on the knowledge accumulated over several other courses, including, among others, introductory courses on negotiation and multi-party negotiations.
Objectifs
- understand negotiation's sources of complexity, be it on the substance (many issues to deal with) and/or on the people dimension (more than two parties at the table, hidden actors and agency relationships)
- analyze intractable situations, how context plays on negotiations and different complexity factors impacting negotiation and conflict settings
- master conceptual frameworks useful to analyze multiparty and complex negotiations
- tackle complex negotiations with the right process skills
Présentation
The course will be built upon two levels:
1st, learning by doing: students will be exposed to simulations of multiparty and/or complex settings. They will learn to navigate such complex settings, avoid impasses and get the best possible results. Situations will be debriefed and conceptual frameworks provided.
2nd, applying reflections to current and historical negotiation settings: in our complex world, more and more negotiations fail or underperform because of various complexity factors. Students will be invited to apply systems thinking and their understanding of negotiation complexity to real-world cases.

Modalités

Organisation
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 24,00 6 sessions of 4 hours each
Autoformation
Lecture du manuel de référence 12,00 Book chapters will be provided
Travail personnel
Group Project 20,00 Research and drafting of final paper
Charge de travail personnel indicative 10,00 Students will be asked to prepare for the five main simulations of the semina
Overall student workload 66,00
Évaluation
The course assessment will be shared between contribution in class and a group final project.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Participation 24,00 1 40,00
Autres
Projet Collectif 20,00 1 40,00
Projet Individuel 12,00 1 20,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliographie
Negotiation, by Lewicki R, Barry B & Saunders D, Chapter 17 on Managing Impasses -
International Multilateral Negotiations, Approaches to Manage Complexity, edited by Zartman, I. -