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WABTY.com - Salary Negotiation Case (A): Confidential Instructions for Larry Dover

Published 27 May 2016
Reference 6130
Industry Internet
Region Global
Length 6 page(s)
Language English
Summary

A multi-issue 1-on-1 negotiation between an HR manager (May Hirewell) and a young MBA job candidate (Larry Dover). WABTY.com is one of the few internet companies still hiring despite the recent economic recession that has put a serious strain on the industry. Larry has been offered a job with WABTY.com and he is meeting with May to discuss the terms of a potential employment contract.

Teaching objectives

• Understanding value and the importance of value discovery
• Thinking through and preparing interests
• Maximizing the potential for value discovery
• Managing the information disclosure tension
• Moving from positions to interests
• Understanding the concept of value creation
• Learning how to negotiate for maximum value creation
• Anticipating and managing value-creation enemies

Keywords
  • Job negotiation
  • Salary negotiation
  • Internet hiring
  • X-cultural differences
  • Bargaining and Value claiming
  • Interest and value discovery
  • Options and value creation
  • Alternative offers
  • Q31516