1. Oil companies do not allow dealers (franchisees) to buy gas from distributors. Dealers must buy gas from the central oil company. Dealers often complain that this is unfair. The practice has been the subject of antitrust lawsuits. Oil company executives argue that this policy is important because it limits free-riding on the part of the distributors. Explain the executives’ arguments in more detail. The Oil Company executives argue that allowing dealers to buy gas from distributors would be
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Section A: Case Study This section carries 50 marks. INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE BOOKLET PROVIDED. 1. Read the following case study carefully and answer the questions that follow. Case Study You are the lawyer for Audrey Lim‚ a training consultant. Last month‚ Ms Lim was involved in a car accident. As far as she is concerned‚ the traffic light was in her favour at the junction and she had the right of way. According
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Dr Michael Benoliel instead. This was very entertaining and surprising as to how he was so tactful in changing the direction of the interview. Thereafter‚ he shared with us the big picture of negotiation where there were four important factors that played a role in the process and outcome of negotiation. Firstly there was the factor of the people who were involved‚ specifically the negotiators which depend on the type of personality they exhibit‚ their emotions (where negotiators who are highly
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Culture and Negotiation Processes In this theory‚ we discussed about how culture affects the negotiation strategies and goals‚ with a concluding remarks. Negotiation is a communication process by which two or more interdependent parties resolve some matter over which they are in conflict. Negotiators’ strategies and goals are revealed in the content and form of their communication. Communication‚ the process by which people exchange information through a common system of signs‚ symbols‚ and
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HRM 595 Negotiation Skills Prof. Goldsmith 12/16/2012 Negotiation Paper In the realm of argumentation and debate many debaters negotiate their point of views in front of people all the time. Debates are basically distributive bargaining situations where debaters utilize selective presentation to try and win their arguments. This paper will define what a distributive bargaining situation is and secondly‚ this written discourse will define the technique of selective presentation. Furthermore
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Justin Hightower MTG 445 August 29‚ 2012 Dariush Ershadi Negotiations in the Media NFL and NFL Referees Association The first current event negotiation I found was the dispute between the NFL and the NFL Referees Association. In this negotiation‚ the NFL has made one offer and they are basically hoping that the officials will accept it‚ but at the moment they are saying no. One hold up is that the officials want to institute a pension plan for all referees‚ something that only about half
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What is negotiation? Answer: Negotiation is a method by which people settle differences. It is a process by which compromise or agreement is reached while avoiding argument. In any disagreement‚ individuals understandably aim to achieve the best possible outcome for their position or perhaps an organization they represent. However‚ the principles of fairness‚ seeking mutual benefit and maintaining a relationship are the keys to a successful outcome. Specific forms of negotiation are used in many
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The Standard Oil company. John Rockefeller‚ the owner of Standard Oil‚ took over the oil industry‚ he would put his prices low so that everyone would buy his oil over the others and when that would happen the other businesses would go out of business and so Rockefeller would buy them out and jack up the prices because there was no one else to go to. This issue is very important to the people that buy the oil because the oil would be necessary to them and they would have to buy his oil because he had
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ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (B2-C1) ENGLISH NEGOTIATIONS Effective Negotiations 08/06/2012 RAQUEL GONZÁLEZ GUARDIOLA ÍNDICE 1. INTRODUCTION 3 BATNA’S 3 Bottom-line 3 ZOPA 4 2. THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS 4 3. NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES 6 Five Basic strategies: 6 Challenge: 6 Defer 6 Split the difference 7 Lowball 7 Pinpoint the need 7 Other negotiation strategies: 7 Fait Accompli 7 Limited Authority 7 Apparent Withdrawal 7 Deadlines 7 Standard Practice 7
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THE STATE OIL COMPANY OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) is involved in exploring oil and gas fields‚ producing‚ processing‚ and transporting oil‚ gas‚ and gas condensate‚ marketing petroleum and petrochemical products in domestic and international markets‚ and supplying natural gas to industry and the public in Azerbaijan. Three production divisions‚ two oil refineries and one gas processing plant‚ an oil tanker fleet‚ a deep water platform fabrication
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