Cross-cultural negotiation allows one to produce superior contracts with vendors
Cross-cultural negotiation allows one to produce superior contracts with vendors, customers, suppliers, and associates. When negotiators we are able to recognize why some cultures are looser and others are tighter, then the negotiators have a new means for deciphering cross-cultural negotiations.
There are three strategies that will guide a negotiator to assess his/her counterparts behavior in a more comprehensive way, acknowledge your own tendencies, and attain better outcome. The three strategies include:
1. Look past nationality.
2. Adjust to the other side’s social norms.
3. Upgrade your “cultural intelligence.
i. From your own research, explain why these three strategies are necessary for success in international/cross-cultural negotiations.
ii. Based on research, history, or from your own experience, explain a situation where these three strategies were employed for a successful negotiation outcome.
iii. Provide at least three different sources for your explanation.
iv. Your paper must be at least 4-5 pages in length
v. Your paper must format according to APA guidelines