Assignment:
Read The First Meeting at NTC and The Second Meeting sections (attached below) of the case study provided in W1 Project. Also, review discussion questions 6 and 8 at the end of the case study document. Do not skip ahead to future sections of the case study or other discussion questions in the document for work. Many important issues for the case study lie below the surface and require both background research and critical evaluation to uncover.
Based on assigned sections (and all previous assigned sections of the case study), address the following topics:
1. Continuing Issues
- Building upon the key themes and cues discovered portion of the final project, what cues exist in this week's assigned portions that provide further insights on the business practice, task/relationship, communication, and structure issues?
2. Cultural Awareness
What cues exist that reveal the practices of cultural awareness (present or lacking) in the case? In particular:
- How can a negotiator recognize needs and concerns of both parties?
- How can a negotiator identify options and alternatives?
- What can a negotiator do to understand strengths and weaknesses of both parties?
3. Conflict Management
- What conflict management approaches are being used by the parties in the case study?
- What better conflict management approaches could be used to create an enhanced negotiation environment and outcome?
4. Cultural Rapport
- Based upon the cues within the context of the case study and the research you have completed, provide at least 3 best practices that international negotiators might use to develop cultural rapport. Defend your recommendations with research.
Important hint: You might find it helpful to begin each section of the paper by discussing the key themes and cues you observe. Then, do research on those key themes to both broaden and deepen your evaluation of the case and your understanding of the important issues. In the final product, about half your written evaluation of each topic should be research. About half should be application to the case study.
Recommendation for the level one headings for the body of your paper:
- Continuing Issues
- Cultural Awareness
- Conflict Management
- Cultural Rapport Best Practices
Four to five page Microsoft Word document, using APA style.
See Case Study attached and course books(you can use other scholarly references as well)
Brett, J. M. (2014). Negotiating Globally, (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 9781118602614
Lewicki, R. J., Saunders, D. M. and Barry, B. (2014). Negotiation: Readings, Exercises, and Cases. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Readings Case:
Case 2.1. System Modification for Japan
by Junichi Yoshida