The third edition of ADR in the Workplace casebook is just about to go to the publisher. Rick Bales, one of the book’s co-authors, is making the final edits to his chapters and would like to make a last call for articles to cite in the book. If you have an article on any form … Continue reading Are there any employment ADR articles out there?
For those of you who have not been reading novelist Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series, Jack Reacher is an ex-Army MP who drifts around the country trying to live anonymously and alone but instead inevitably–once per novel, in fact–getting involved in some local power struggle that requires him to take matters into his own hands … Continue reading ADR Students and Jack Reacher
The article about Roger’s death in The Economist appears online here. The memorial service for Roger will take place on Saturday, October 27th, at 11am at Harvard’s Memorial Church in Harvard Yard in Cambridge. A reception will follow at Loeb House. MM
One of the recurring questions in cross cultural negotiation is whether there are certain approaches that transcend cultures and can be used universally. The research on reciprocity, for example, indicates that it is universally understood and used. Apology is another one. The rituals surrounding apology may differ, but it seems we all understand its importance … Continue reading The Universal Apology
Every year I do my best to update the faculty comings and goings from across the country. Here’s this year’s list, at least those I know about. If you know of a move or a hire that’s not on this list, please email me directly (art.hinshaw@asu.edu) and I’ll update the list – it’s already been updated thrice. Entry … Continue reading Faculty Comings and Goings
Recently, a teenage sexual assault victim from Kentucky disagreed strongly with the plea deal her assailants reached with the prosecutor and publicly expressed her disapproval, including tweeting the names of the defendants. The problem was that her assailants were also juveniles and under Kentucky law, juvenile proceedings should remain confidential. After she publicly exposed the defendants’ … Continue reading Should victims be able to stop plea bargains?
From Ballard Spahr: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), obligates courts to compel individual arbitration even where the plaintiff has proven that doing so would make it impossible to vindicate statutory rights, according to a non-precedential opinion issued August 22 by the U.S. Court of … Continue reading Concepcion in New Jersey
Roger Fisher passed away on Saturday morning. I do not yet have the words I expect I will eventually want to say about Roger. He was at different points my teacher, my mentor, my boss, and my colleague. Like many, I quite literally would not be where (or who) I am but for Roger. I … Continue reading Roger Fisher (1922-2012)
In some countries nodding your head up and down means no, and shaking your head from side-to-side means yes. Even when I know I am in such a place, it is still hard to remember that our standard head movement for yes is no, and their no is yes. It gets even more complicated when … Continue reading When Yes means No
From FOI Kristen Blankley (Nebraska): What I Did on My Sumer Vacation . . . . or . . . . Everything I Need To Know About Negotiation, I Learned From Pre-Schoolers? Having spent quite a bit of time over the summer around pre-schoolers, “Aunt Kristen” has learned quite a bit about negotiation in the … Continue reading Blankley on “What I did on my summer vacation”
