The Initial Mediation Session: An Empirical Examination

Research

The Initial Mediation Session: An Empirical Examination

Group of people in a meeting
Group of people in a meeting

This article written by Roselle L. Wissler and Art Hinshaw published in Harvard Negotiation Law Review reports the findings of the first comprehensive study of the current use and nature of initial joint sessions and compares those practices to what typically occurred in traditional joint opening sessions as well as to current practices in initial caucuses. 

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