Psychology & Psychiatry

In negotiations, two jerks are better than one

Negotiations work best when both sides have matching personality traits-even if they're both disagreeable-according to research from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.

Other

Baxalta rejects Shire's $30 bn hostile bid (Update)

Dublin-based pharmaceutical group Shire said Tuesday it had bid $30 billion (27 billion euros) for Baxalta to form a global biotech company, an offer soundly rejected by the US firm.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Not always cool to stay cool in negotiations, study finds

Negotiators shouldn't always try to keep their cool during a heated meeting. Trying to suppress their anger about important points related to the negotiations could, in fact, cause them to lose the focus of discussions, says ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Women outperform men in some financial negotiations, research finds

In certain circumstances, women may be more effective than men when negotiating money matters, contrary to conventional wisdom that men drive a harder bargain in financial affairs, according to a new meta-analysis published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Sweaty palms and racing heart may benefit some negotiators

The idea of having to negotiate over the price of a new car sends many into the cold sweats, but new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that sweaty ...

Health

Germany's Merkel: Europe firm on GM food stance

(AP)—German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe will defend its restrictions on genetically modified food in talks on a new free trade agreement with the United States.

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