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MEDIATOR INSIGHT DISPUTANTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THIRD PARTIES' KNOWLEDGE AND ITS EFFECT ON MEDIATED NEGOTIATION

MEDIATOR INSIGHT DISPUTANTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THIRD PARTIES' KNOWLEDGE AND ITS EFFECT ON MEDIATED... This study examined the influence of mediator insight on disputants' perceptions and behaviors in negotiation. Participants played the role of student employee representatives and bargained with student management representatives over a number of issues. During the course of the negotiation, a mediator made recommendations as to how the conflict should be resolved. The experiment varied 1 the amount of information disputants believed mediators possessed about their interests and needs and 2 mediator recommendations e.g., integrative, compromise, non integrative. The results indicated that perceived insight i.e., the level of information about the conflict had strong effects on disputants' perceptions of mediator credibility. Perceptions of mediator credibility, in turn, were found to influence disputants' general perceptions of the mediator e.g., acceptability, confidence, satisfaction and perceptions of the mediator's recommendations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Conflict Management Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1044-4068
DOI
10.1108/eb022844
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Abstract

This study examined the influence of mediator insight on disputants' perceptions and behaviors in negotiation. Participants played the role of student employee representatives and bargained with student management representatives over a number of issues. During the course of the negotiation, a mediator made recommendations as to how the conflict should be resolved. The experiment varied 1 the amount of information disputants believed mediators possessed about their interests and needs and 2 mediator recommendations e.g., integrative, compromise, non integrative. The results indicated that perceived insight i.e., the level of information about the conflict had strong effects on disputants' perceptions of mediator credibility. Perceptions of mediator credibility, in turn, were found to influence disputants' general perceptions of the mediator e.g., acceptability, confidence, satisfaction and perceptions of the mediator's recommendations.

Journal

International Journal of Conflict ManagementEmerald Publishing

Published: Apr 1, 2000

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