N10 Multiple Parties and Teams

Multiparty Negotiation as one in which more than two parties are working together to achieve a collective objective. And deliberations in several important ways. In every case , the differences are what make multiparty negotiations more complex,challenging,and difficult to manage. Managing multiparty negotiation, what is the most effective way to cope? There are three key stages that characterize multilateral negotiation, the prenegotiation stage is characterized by a good deal of informal contact among the parties. Managing the actual negotiation process is a combination of the group discussion bilateral negotiation, and coalition-building activities described earlier in this volume,it also incorporates a good deal of what we know about how to structure a group discussion as to achieve an effective and endorsed result. Managing the agreement is a final stage the parties must select among the alternatives on the table, they are also like to encounter some last minute problems and issues, such as deadline pressures,the discovery of new issues that were not previously addressed, the need for more information on certain problems or concerns.