Who Can Break the Barriers in Power-Imbalanced Negotiatons? An Analysis Based on Negotiators' Individual and Cultural Characteristics

20 Pages Posted: 15 Jun 2012

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Min Wang

Beijing Foreign Studies University

Yulan Han

East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST)

Date Written: June 15, 2012

Abstract

In this study we examined the influence of power and how individual cultural characteristics affect the distributive and integrative outcomes in negotiation between Chinese negotiators. Two individual traits (extroversion and agreeableness) and two cultural characteristics (traditionality and modernity) are adopted. With a simulated negotiation between human resource managers and job candidates, we found that the powerful party, i.e., managers, gained better payoffs than the candidates. The candidates with higher modernity values acquired better gains through setting higher aspirations; but the candidates’ extroversion had no significant effect on their individual gains after controlling the gains of their opponents. In addition, for the powerful party, the findings indicate that managers with higher traditionality values benefited joint gains, and the indirect information sharing mediated the effect. However, contrary to the prediction, the managers' agreeableness was not significantly related to the joint gains. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Suggested Citation

Wang, Min and Han, Yulan, Who Can Break the Barriers in Power-Imbalanced Negotiatons? An Analysis Based on Negotiators' Individual and Cultural Characteristics (June 15, 2012). Intl. Association for Conflict Management, IACM 25th Annual Conference, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2084730 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2084730

Min Wang (Contact Author)

Beijing Foreign Studies University ( email )

No.19 North Xisanhuan Avenue, Haidian District
Beijing, Beijing 100089
China

Yulan Han

East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) ( email )

Shanghai
China

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