Publication Type

PhD Dissertation

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

3-2019

Abstract

This paper examined whether positive and negative emotional displays influenced negotiation outcomes (value creation and claiming) differentially for female and male negotiators. Also considered was how negotiation dyad gender composition might affect value creation and claiming. I examined recordings from a negotiation exercise (N = 194). Results revealed that when females expressed negative emotions significantly reduced value claiming on the part of those female negotiators. However, the effects of expressing positive emotions on negotiation outcomes did not vary by negotiator gender. The findings suggest that female negotiators do not need to be positive but only need not be negative to avoid backlash in negotiations. Results also indicated that MM (male-male) dyads created more value than FM (female-male) dyads and that both created more value than FF (female-female) dyads.

Keywords

Negotiation, gender, emotion, emotional displays, positive affect, negative affect, anxiety, anger, sadness, negotiation outcomes, value creation, value claiming, backlash, double-bind, negotiation dyad, dyad gender composition, gender pairing, LIWC2015, sentiment analysis, automated emotional recognition, affective database

Degree Awarded

PhD in Business (General Management)

Discipline

Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Supervisor(s)

GREGURAS, Gary John

Publisher

Singapore Management University

City or Country

Singapore

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