Numerous studies show that very few people can make it through a normal day without lying. So do not be surprised that lies and deception are common in business negotiations as well. Unspoken, and perhaps unconscious, thinking that if all the lies, why is it so bad? Examines the legal and ethical views of lying, saying that while the courts have often held parties in the truth of his ideas, the negotiators have many ways to mislead the other side. For example, negotiating tactics, such as non-disclosure and avoidance rarely illegal. In fact, you can often avoid liability by misleading behaviors that make any statements, but, I think. In the light of the moral and legal uncertainty in a lie, gives advice on how to detect lies and how to protect yourself from fraud talks, including: establishing ground rules of negotiations, before you start the discussion, asking the same question in different ways, to ask questions, to which you already know the answer, including the written claims in the final agreement.;, and the use of conditional agreements, escrow agent or the contract "Hide
by Robert S. Adler Source: MIT Sloan Management Review 8 pages. Publication Date: July 1, 2007. Prod. #: SMR256-PDF-ENG
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