TY - BOOK ED - Harvard Business School. ED - Society for Human Resource Management (U.S.) TI - The essentials of negotiation T2 - The business literacy for HR professionals series SN - 1591395747 (pbk.) U1 - 658.30014 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston, Mass., Alexandria, Va. PB - Harvard Business School Press, Society for Human Resource Management KW - Negotiation in business KW - Personnel management N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-322) and index; Introduction. - 1. Negotiation and the HR professional. - 2. The HR professional as negotiation agent. - 3. Types of negotiation. - 4. The importance of relationships. - 5. Four key concepts. - 6. Preparing for a negotiation. - 7. Negotiation strategies. - 8. Frequently asked tactical questions. - 9. Manipulative negotiation ploys. - 10. Barriers to agreement. - 11. Mental errors. - 12. Negotiations with job seekers and employees. - 13. Negotiations with your boss, peer managers, and senior executives. - 14. Negotiations with vendors and consultants. - 15. Negotiations with labor unions. - 16. Negotiations over legal disputes. - 17. Negotiations related to mergers and acquisitions. - 18. Making negotiation a core capability. - 19. Sharpening your skills, benefiting your company. - Notes. - Glossary. - For further reading. - Index. - About the series adviser. - About the subject adviser. - About the writers. - About the society for human resource management. - Acknowledgments ER -