In all of negotiation, there is no bigger trap than "fairness." This chapter from the Negotiator's Fieldbook explains why among multiple models of fairness, people tend to believe that the one that applies here is the one that happens to favor them. This often creates a bitter element in...

This experiment focused on the effects of strategic negative emotion in negotiation. Dyads engaged in more argumentation, threats, and rejections when one member adopted a negative rather than positive emotional strategy. In terms of outcomes, strategic negative negotiators achieved higher...