Conference paper
Negotiating with the Chinese: Their Views on Tactics and Relationships
Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the International Association of Conflict Management
Annual Conference of the International Association of Conflict Management (IACM), 21st (Chicago, United States, 03-Jul-2008–06-Jul-2008)
International Association for Conflict Management (IACM)
2008
Abstract
The Chinese negotiation style is enigmatic for many foreign negotiators. Of particular concern is the use of unscrupulous tactics by the Chinese. This paper explores how Chinese negotiators think about ethically ambiguous negotiation tactics focusing on how the relationship with the other party influences perceived appropriateness of such tactics. Two studies are presented: an interpretation of interview data, followed by a study measuring differences in ratings of appropriateness of ethically ambiguous negotiation tactics according to the closeness of a relationship with the other party. The implications of the finding that Chinese negotiators rate tactics as significantly less appropriate when they have a relationship with the other party is discussed.
Details
- Title
- Negotiating with the Chinese: Their Views on Tactics and Relationships
- Authors
- Cheryl J Rivers (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Business
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the International Association of Conflict Management
- Conference details
- Annual Conference of the International Association of Conflict Management (IACM), 21st (Chicago, United States, 03-Jul-2008–06-Jul-2008)
- Publisher
- International Association for Conflict Management (IACM)
- Date published
- 2008
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449807302621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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