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Read, Daniel and Hills, Thomas Trenholm (2021) A negotiation in Middlemarch. Negotiation Journal, 37 (2). pp. 203-220. doi:10.1111/nejo.12355

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Abstract

We analyse a negotiation drawn from George Eliot’s great novel Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life. Eliot is renowned for being one of the most perceptive chroniclers of social interaction, and she understood the process of negotiation and its role in the community perhaps as well as anyone. The negotiation in question is between a wealthy banker and one of his former associates who sets out (or perhaps just ends up) blackmailing him. We discuss a wide range of negotiation principles, and show how it provides insights into the importance of the prenegotiation, the role of preparation, empathy and the fostering of relationships (even when you would prefer not to), and the problems of focusing on one’s own BATNA rather than your counterparts’. We consider six key negotiation lessons for the fictional negotiator (and for us). We also consider how negotiation can be difficult when not only material goods are being negotiated, but also one’s self-regard. We conclude with a brief account of how both fictional and “non-fictional” negotiations can contribute to our understanding of how to learn about and improve negotiation practice.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Negotiation, Eliot, George,1819-1880, Compromise (Law), Negotiation in business
Journal or Publication Title: Negotiation Journal
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0748-4526
Official Date: 5 May 2021
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5 May 2021Published
16 December 2020Accepted
Volume: 37
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 203-220
DOI: 10.1111/nejo.12355
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Read, D. and Hills, T. (2021), A Negotiation in Middlemarch. Negotiation Journal, 37: 203-220., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/nejo.12355. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."
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