Briefly Describe Four Situations in Which the Addition of Rules

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Essay

Briefly describe four situations in which the addition of rules to a behavior modification program might be especially helpful. Give an example of each.

Describe the subprocesses of negotiations according to Walton and McKersie.

Relate the process of labor negotiations to a theatrical play and understand its dynamics.

Contrast public sector bargaining with private sector bargaining.

Explain the influence of BATNA/MLATNA on bargaining incentives.

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Definitions:

Competitive Firm

A business that operates in a market with many buyers and sellers, where the company does not have the market power to set prices.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded by consumers, typically downward sloping.

Perfectly Competitive Markets

Markets in which no individual producer or consumer has the market power to influence prices, characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and free entry and exit.

Economic Profits

The difference between a firm's total revenue and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, measuring the excess over the opportunity cost of capital.