Negotiator Assistant

Using Negotiator Assistant
Negotiator Assistant is a Web-based tool which may be accessed through any standard Web browser. To use Negotiator Assistant simply launch the tool, select the sections you would like to answer and answer the applicable questions in each section. At the completion of each section the answers you entered for that section will be displayed. Once you have completed all of the sections, the program will generate a diagnostic grid which reflects the processing of responses and estimation of success or failure of the negotiation described.

About Negotiator Assistant
Negotiator Assistant is a program intended to provide a diagnosis of the extent to which the parties involved in a negotiation are flexible. The program also projects a possible outcome using the information input by the user. To accomplish these results, Negotiator Assistant analyzes user responses in up to five section areas pertaining to the negotiation: Issue Questions, Party Questions, Delegation Characteristic Questions, Situation Questions and Process Questions. At present the Negotiator Assistant software is still in beta-testing and a full version will be forthcoming shortly. To find out more, read this article which was published in the journal Group Decision and Negotiation 11: 231-256. (You need to have installed Acrobat Reader to see this article. If not, you can download it for free from Adobe.)

The Negotiator Assistant Team
The development team for Negotiator Assistant consists of Daniel Druckman, Richard Harris, David Melia and Bennett Ramberg. Negotiator Assistant is a collaborative effort of George Mason University's Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) and International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology (ICASIT).

Contact Information
Please direct questions or inquiries regarding Negotiator Assistant to either Daniel Druckman (ddruckma@gmu.edu / (703) 993-3655) or Richard Harris (harr3088@bellsouth.net / (919) 968-6908).