When effective groups address issues such as group members who are not performing
up to expectations, or who are behaving badly, or challenges to a boss in the room, they
would be discussing
undiscussable issues.
One strategy used to manage potentially destructive discussion norms is the nominal
group technique, which typically follows
brainstorming.
The prenegotiation phase of multilateral negotiations
is characterized by a great deal of informal contact among the parties.
A moderator who sends out a questionnaire to all parties asking for input is one strategy
used to avoid destructive conflict and emotion. That strategy is known as
the Delphi technique.
There are five ways in which the complexity increases as three or more parties
simultaneously engage in negotiation. Which of the following statements concerning
multiparty complexity is false?
