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Agreement Fluidity Mindset: Impact on Contract Extensiveness and Information Search


Abstract: While most negotiation research assumes that negotiations end with a formal agreement, we argue that agreements are sometimes changed and revised and that negotiators vary in whether they expect changes, due to culture, industry experience, or individual differences. Those with a Fixed Agreement Mindset expect that the deal will not change, while those with a Fluid Agreement Mindset expect that a deal may well change. Those with a more fixed mindset have higher contract anxiety – concern to get the agreement exactly right – resulting in writing more extensive contracts and engaging in more information search during negotiations. This framework, supported in five studies, brings into view a major element of the negotiation process, and opens new avenues for research.


Keywords: Negotiation, Mindset, Contracts

Topic: NEG   |   Format: Full Paper


Ray Friedman, Vanderbilt University (Ray.Friedman@Vanderbilt.edu)
United States

Wu Liu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (wu.liu@polyu.edu.hk)
Hong Kong

William Bottom, Washington University (bottomb@wustl.edu)
United States

Michele Gelfand, Stanford University (mjgelfand@gmail.com)
United States

Robin Pinkley, Southern Methodist University (rpinkley@mail.cox.smu.edu)
United States

 


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