Brian Is Engaging in Negotiations with the Other Department Managers

question 19

Multiple Choice

Brian is engaging in negotiations with the other department managers for resource allocations for the next fiscal year. Brian is very confident that he will get exactly what he needs for his department in this negotiation, but his boss thought he was overestimating his probability of success. Which of the below situations most likely happened?

• A) Brian will get less than what he was negotiating for
• B) Brian will get what he was negotiating for
• C) Brian will get more than what he was negotiating for
• D) Brian is more likely to enter an interpersonal conflict over values with the other managers

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