AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Negotiation outcomes: the impact of the initial offer, time, gender, and team size.

International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management

| September 22, 1995 | Min, Hokey; LaTour, Michael S.; Jones, Michael A. | COPYRIGHT 1995 National Association of Purchasing Management, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BACKGROUND

Purchasing negotiation is the art of arriving at a mutual agreement with suppliers by means of bargaining on the essentials of a purchasing contract, such as specifications, quality assurance, price, payment terms, and delivery schedules.[1] As such, the effectiveness of purchasing negotiation depends largely on a buyer's ability to establish bargaining strength. The buyer's bargaining power, however, cannot be strengthened without knowing exactly what negotiation latitude he or she has to work with - and which variables constitute the basis of that latitude. Examples of those variables include the extent of competition, adequacy of cost/price analysis, ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Receipt of SEC No-Action Relief by PetroChina Company Limited and Termination...
Press release article from: PR Newswire December 23, 2005 700+ words
...the SEC if PetroChina terminates the initial offer period of the H Share Offer (the ''Initial Offer Period'') and thereby terminates...before the scheduled expiration of the Initial Offer Period, so long as, at the time withdrawal...
Ronex Holdings Extends the Initial Offer Period in its Partial Tender Offer for...
Press release article from: PR Newswire February 17, 2009 700+ words
...5:00 p.m., Israel Time, the Initial Offer Period for its cash tender offer to...of the offer and not withdrawn. The Initial Offer Period is extended due to a disclosure...per share. Ronex is extending the Initial Offer Period to allow shareholders to consider...
Initial Offer Period for Abengoa's Tender Offer for High Plains Corporation...
Press release article from: PR Newswire December 18, 2001 700+ words
...SEVILLE, Spain -- Abengoa, S.A. today announced that the initial offer period of its tender offer by its wholly owned subsidiary...that were validly tendered as of the expiration date of the initial offer period of the tender offer. Abengoa is providing a subsequent...
Alcatel Makes Initial Offer for Lucent Unit.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: European Telecom May 1, 2001 700+ words
Alcatel has made an initial offer for the fiber optics division of Lucent Technology Inc., Alcatel...closely at it, Alcatel like the others...we have made an initial offer, we will now see how things develop," he said. Reports have...
Delta Woodside makes initial offer of stock to public.
Magazine article from: WWD February 11, 1987 700+ words
Delta Woodside makes initial offer of stock to public GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Delta Woodside Industries, Inc., formerly Alchem Capital Corp., last week went...
Kraft sees Cadbury bid value tumbling; Initial offer's worth falls along with...
Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario) September 12, 2009 700+ words
...Inc. will face a tough task in pitching a winning bid for Cadbury PLC as the U.S. dollar's dip cuts the value of its initial offer and is set for further weakness, analysts said yesterday. Kraft's [pounds sterling]10.2 billion ($17 billion U...
Pirates' first base coach Perry Hill turns down initial offer to return
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Rob Biertempfel August 31, 2009 700+ words
First base coach Perry Hill has turned down the Pirates' initial offer to return next season. General manager Neal Huntington met with the coaches this past weekend in Milwaukee and offered them all...
Local group looking to buy Hastings YMCA told initial offer falls short.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Grusich, Kate November 20, 2002 700+ words
...from another unsolicited potential purchaser," said spokeswoman Nicole Leiter. Group members declined to say what they initial offer was. "The offer that they gave us isn't going to change our process of doing things. We're still going to solicit...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA