Negotiation as a Means of Resolving Conflict Doesn't Work as Often

question 25

Multiple Choice

Negotiation as a means of resolving conflict doesn't work as often as it might because in most conflicts

• A) adversaries tend to overlook the possibility of both parties achieving a favourable outcome.
• B) adversaries refuse to involve objective mediators.
• C) one party has more power than the other.
• D) adversaries tend to overestimate the amount of trust they should have for one another.
• E) adversaries refuse to communicate with one another.

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