How Can Agenda Setting Improve Bargaining Outcomes for an Actor

question 35

Multiple Choice

How can agenda setting improve bargaining outcomes for an actor?

• A)Changing the size of the pie to be divided
• B)Increasing the coercive power of the agenda setter
• C)Altering the contents of a deal after it has been negotiated
• D)Increasing the costs of not making a deal for the other party

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