Using self-regulation to successfully overcome the negotiation disadvantage of low power
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A plethora of studies has demonstrated that low-power negotiators attain lower outcomes compared to high-power negotiators. We argue that this low-power disadvantage can be conceptualized as impaired goal attainment and that self-regulation can help to overcome it. Three experiments tested this assertion. In Study 1, low-power negotiators attained lower profits compared to their high-power opponents in a face-to-face negotiation. Negotiators who set themselves goals and those who additionally formed if-then plans prior to the negotiation overcame the low-power disadvantage. Studies 2 and 3 replicated these effects in computer-mediated negotiations: Low-power negotiators conceded more than high-power negotiators. Again, setting goals and forming additional if-then plans helped to counter the power disadvantage. Process analyses revealed that negotiators' concession-making at the start of the negotiation mediated both the low-power disadvantage and the beneficial effects of self-regulation. The present findings show how the low-power disadvantage unfolds in negotiations and how self-regulatory techniques can help to overcome it.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | 271 |
Zeitschrift | Frontiers in Psychology |
Jahrgang | 8 |
Ausgabenummer | MAR |
Anzahl der Seiten | 14 |
ISSN | 1664-1078 |
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Publikationsstatus | Erschienen - 14.03.2017 |
- Psychologie