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Introduction

Bringing together two or more people or groups of people always has the potential for disagreements. This is caused by the different set of ideas, values and wants and needs by the different entities. Negotiation is one option available to us when confronted with conflict. In fact, negotiation is the preferred method for conflict resolution in many situations. Below, we will examine why negotiation is the preferred method for conflict resolution in the context of several negotiation methods.

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The main idea behind negotiation is that it brings about a decision that can be mutually beneficial to one or more disagreeing parties. There are disagreements in this world due to the fact that there is a scarcity of resources and the necessity of needs being fulfilled. If there is some common ground, whether that is a goal or paradigm that fits both groups, then negotiation can work. Since the disagreement is likely to be one that requires a change to occur to fix, the parties involved will need to provide each other some give and take to reach common ground and a viable solution. Negotiation is the preferred method of conflict resolution because it allows a chance for all parties to be involved in the development of the solution.

The best way to determine that negotiation is indeed the preferred method of conflict resolution is to study alternative options. One such option is unilateral methods. First there is the avoidance (lose-lose) method. This is simply ignoring the conflict and walking away from it. It should be noted that the conflict hardly ever goes away on its own. The next is to accommodate (lose-win). This is where one party will give into the other party’s demands; even if it means losing out of something they wanted or needed. This would be done if the party involved determined that their best interest would be served by yielded to the other involved party. The last unilateral method is competitive (win-lose). This...