Author Question: Describe the four vantage points of power. What will be an ideal ... (Read 57 times)

awywial · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Describe the four vantage points of power.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following is a power tactic that involves the use of coercive power to achieve the desired results?

A. Good cop/bad cop.
B. Highball/lowball.
C. Imposing sanctions.
D. Intimidation.

chevyboi1976 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Power in a negotiation can be analyzed in terms of four vantage points: potential power, perceived power, power
tactics, and realized power. A negotiator's potential power is the underlying capacity of the negotiator to obtain
benefits from an agreement. It is a function of the counterparty's dependence on you. How much someone depends
on you in a negotiation is based upon how much they value the resources you provide and value the alternative to
negotiating with you. Perceived power is a negotiator's assessment of each party's potential power, which may or
may not square with reality. Whereas a negotiator's alternatives affect the distribution of outcomes, perceived
power, as well as actual alternatives, affect the integrativeness of outcomes. Power tactics comprise what's
commonly studied in negotiation behavior and refer to the behaviors designed to use or change the power
relationship. Realized power is the extent to which negotiators claim benefits from an interaction.

Answer to Question 2

C. Imposing sanctions