Operations, Information and Decisions Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
5-2011
Publication Source
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Volume
115
Issue
1
Start Page
43
Last Page
54
DOI
10.1016/j.obhdp.2011.01.008
Abstract
Negotiations trigger anxiety. Across four studies, we demonstrate that anxiety is harmful to negotiator performance. In our experiments, we induced either anxiety or neutral feelings and studied behavior in negotiation and continuous shrinking-pie tasks. Compared to negotiators experiencing neutral feelings, negotiators who feel anxious expect lower outcomes, make lower first offers, respond more quickly to offers, exit bargaining situations earlier, and ultimately obtain worse outcomes. The relationship between anxiety and negotiator behavior is moderated by negotiator self-efficacy; high self-efficacy mitigates the harmful effects of anxiety.
Keywords
Anxiety, negotiation, bargaining, emotion, self-efficacy, continuous shrinking-pie game
Recommended Citation
Brooks, A. W., & Schweitzer, M. (2011). Can Nervous Nelly Negotiate? How Anxiety Causes Negotiators to Make Low First Offers, Exit Early, and Earn Less Profit. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 115 (1), 43-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2011.01.008
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Date Posted: 27 November 2017
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