Negotiations occur when parties experience or anticipate interdependence. Negotiators may seek to acquire information or resources from others, resolve a dispute, or explore the possibility of creating something new by working together. During a negotiation, the parties use a variety of...

Helen looked around nervously. Jasmine had asked to meet at a restaurant to discuss the sale of the house. Both were realtors and were discussing the division of commission on the new block of condominiums that were for sale. Helen checked her watch and looked around nervously again. Had she got...

This chapter examines the relationship between corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in annual report in the context of an emerging country, Bangladesh. Corporate governance is measured using an index consisting of 134 dichotomous elements. The extent of CSR...

Emerging markets play an important role in the global economy, given the prospects of their high economic growth and improving legal infrastructures. Despite the importance of these economies, questions related to corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in emerging markets...

The following sections are included:Negotiation — Here, There, Online and EverywhereNegotiating Online Is Unavoidable — And Unavoidably DifferentThe Medium and the Message: A Theoretical ModelUsing Email: A Moving TargetNegotiating via Email: Eight Major ChallengesA Look AheadConclusion

The following sections are included:IntroductionNegotiation — The Process of Power Dependence, Social Influence, and Joint Problem SolvingPower and Influence DefinedSources of PowerPower in the Context of NegotiationThe Importance of Power AssessmentPower ImbalanceStrategies to Tackle Power...

The Brazilian Fiscal Council can mitigate the consequences of the separation between cash flow and voting rights that is one of the problems of corporate governance in Brazil. The Fiscal Council that is set up in Brazilian companies should be composed of professionals who are nominated by the...

This chapter presents an investigation of the experiences of women on boards in India, which is an emerging market. It is believed that emerging markets have yet to develop appropriate levels of corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and therefore it is useful to...

In this chapter, we examine the association between board composition and company performance in public companies across Sub-Saharan Africa. By focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa, we extend research on the relationship between board composition and company performance to the countries characterized...

In this chapter, we examine the stakeholder theory and what it means for corporate social responsibility (CSR) research and practices. First, our work points some theoretical and conceptual weakness. Then we emphasize the entrenchment of the stakeholder theory in the contractualism: According to...