Negotiation Session

Negotiation SessionNetflix (AliceJones)

Prompt: For this assignment you will develop four questions that could be asked of Alice JonesseniorNetflix executiveduring an upcoming negotiation session. This information should be helpful in crafting an integrative bargaining proposal, i.e., a winwin situation that increases the likelihood of reaching a mutually beneficial outcome. In other words, it meets, as best as possible, the extrinsic and intrinsic interests of both parties.

Specifically, you should keep these criteria in mind:

  • Create questions that will obtain information about Alice Jones’ interests in the bargainingsession. They should cover all four categories: open, closed, alternative, and leading, as defined below. Possible questions could explore Alice Jones’ short- and long-term plans, personal interests, and any personal challenges she may be facing. In other words, you are trying to determine Alice Jones’ zone of potential agreement (ZOPA) and her best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA).
  • Make sure the parameters of your questions are within acceptable legal limits, e.g., avoiding topics such as age, martial status, any disabilities, religion, race, pregnancy-related questions. For legal advice, click on this Investopedia link: 8 Things Employers Aren’t Allowed To Ask You. A closed caption version of this video can be found Here.
  • Compare and contrast the value of each type of question and whether it will advance an integrative bargaining position. Refer to the following link for an excellent guide on integrativebargaining and crafting questions that identify interests of the other party: Integrative or Interest-Based Bargaining.
  • Explain the possible impact of each question, including whether it would improve the likelihoodof success during the discussion(s) and how it would be perceived. In other words, how will the questions be perceived? Will they seem manipulative? Fair? Biased?
  • Open-Ended or Socratic Questions – Begin with who, what, when, where, how, and why. Example: “Why aren’t you taking some time off?
  • Closed Questions – Can be answered with “yes” or “no.” Example: “Are you ready to begin?”
  • Alternative Questions – Offer the listener a choice with a few options. Example: “Do you want to start the meeting at 3:00 or 4:00?”
  • Leading Questions – Are aimed at soliciting a particular point of view. Example: “The new vacation policy is very fair, don’t you think?”

Guidelines Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2-3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA 6th edition format. Attach the table you constructed as an appendix to your paper. You also have the option of creating a presentation, accompanied by speaker notes. It should be of professional quality and use APA 6th edition format. For this assignmentyou should create approximately 2 to 3 slides.

Textbook:The Hidden Rules of Successful Negotiation and Communication: Getting to Yes!, Chapter 5 (pp. 47–62)
Chapter 5 delves deeper into the importance of non-verbal communication, the development of active listening skills, and an awareness of the individual needs of those you are negotiating with.

Video: Test Your Listening Skills (cc) (3:15) (Optional)
This short video provides you with an opportunity to test how good your listening skills actually are.

Video: Cultural Proxemics—Personal Space (cc) (7:39) (Optional)
This short video provides an overview of the concepts and impact of proxemics from a global setting, demonstrating the personal “ bubble” we all carry with us everywhere we go.

Video: Expression and Gesture and Their Role in Emotion and Deception – Part 1 (cc) (19:16) (Optional)
In the first part of this two-part video, Dr. Paul Ekman shares his research findings on the six universal expressions and cross-cultural differences in facial gestures and body movement.

Video: Expression and Gesture and Their Role in Emotion and Deception – Part 2 (cc) (6:58) (Optional)
In the second part of this two-part video, Dr. Paul Ekman shares his research findings on the six universal expressions and cross-cultural differences in facial gestures and body movement.

It is a continuation of the Netflix case study ATTACHED. I have provided the necessary information

 

Answer preview

  1. Why Netflix Alice Jones?

The question pointed to Alice Jones regarding the interests that drove her to choose Netflix would bring the interviewer and interviewee of the meeting together under one roof. The open-ended question directed to Alice would provide her an opportunity of entering the meeting atmosphere. Also, delivering Alice with the floor, it shows confidence in the interviewer on giving Alice the chance to express herself concerning her field of interest…

 

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