Introduction to Negotiation Strategy
At Oak Spring University, we provide corporate level professional Negotiation Strategy and other business case study solution. Scale without Growth: INFONAVIT's Expansion in the Mexican Mortgage Market case study is a Harvard Business School (HBR) case study written by Paulina Campos, Marco Lopez, Guy Stuart. The Scale without Growth: INFONAVIT's Expansion in the Mexican Mortgage Market (referred as “Infonavit Percent” from here on) case study provides evaluation & decision scenario in field of Finance & Accounting. It also touches upon business topics such as - negotiation strategy, negotiation framework, Economics, Financial management, Innovation, Social enterprise, Strategic planning.
Negotiation strategy solution for case study Scale without Growth: INFONAVIT's Expansion in the Mexican Mortgage Market ” provides a comprehensive framework to analyse all issues at hand and reach a unambiguous negotiated agreement. At Oak Spring University, we provide comprehensive negotiation strategies that have proven their worth both in the academic sphere and corporate world.
What’s my BATNA (Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement) – my walkaway option if the deal fails?
What are my most important interests, in ranked order?
What is the other side’s BATNA, and what are his interests?
According to a World Bank report written in 2001, "in a modern, globally integrated Mexican economy, it is hard to argue for the continued existence of an institution such as INFONAVIT." The report went on to argue that the first-best option was "closing INFONAVIT." In the same year Victor Borras and a new team of managers took control of INFONAVIT under the new PAN government of Vicente Fox. In 2005 the fund issued 376,444 mortgage loans, one and a half times the number issued by INFONAVIT in 2000. During this same period of expansion INFONAVIT had: reduced its defaulted loan rate from 21.7 percent in 2000 to 6.6 percent in 2005; increased its productivity from 51 loans granted per employee to 98 per employee through outsourcing and the modernization and streamlining of operations; launched a new vivienda economica (affordable housing) program to target the majority of its members who earned less than four times the minimum wage (TMW); helped jump-start a nascent housing development industry; increased the real return to the pensioners' funds from 2 percent to 3.5 percent per year; and issued approximately $4.5 billion in mortgage-backed bonds. The case can be used to teach about government innovation, privatization, strategic management, and the public provision of financial services. It would also be appropriate for a course in international development or international housing. It raises questions about the appropriate role of government in the provision of financial services, as well as the role outsourcing and privatization can play in promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of public services, especially when the government is a major purchaser in a market of relatively small suppliers. HKS Case Number 1878.0`
By interests, we do not mean the preconceived demands or positions that you or the other party may have, but rather the underlying needs, aims, fears, and concerns that shape what you want. Negotiation is more than getting what you want. It is not winning at all cost. Number of times Win-Win is better option that outright winning or getting what you want.
Options are the solutions you generate that could meet your and your counterpart’s interests . Often people come to negotiations with very fixed ideas and things they want to achieve. This strategy leaves unexplored options which might be even better than the one that one party wanted to achieve. So always try to provide as many options as possible during the negotiation process. The best outcome should be out of many options rather than few options.
When soft bargainers meet hard bargainers there is always the danger of soft bargainers ceding more than what is necessary. To avoid this scenario you should always focus on legitimate standards or expectations. Standards are often external and objective measures to assess the fairness such as rules and regulations, financial values & resources , market prices etc. If the negotiated agreement is going beyond the industry norms or established standards of fairness then it is prudent to get out of the negotiation.
Every negotiators going into the negotiations should always work out the “what if” scenario. The negotiating parties in the “Scale without Growth: INFONAVIT's Expansion in the Mexican Mortgage Market” has three to four plausible scenarios. The negotiating protagonist needs to have clear idea of – what will happen if the negotiations fail. To put it in the negotiating literature – BATNA - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement. If the negotiated agreement is not better than BATNA then there is no point in accepting the negotiated solution.
One of the biggest problems in implementing the negotiated agreements in corporate world is – the ambiguity in the negotiated agreement. Sometimes the negotiated agreements are not realistic or various parties interpret the outcomes based on their understanding of the situation. It is critical to do negotiations as water tight as possible so that there is less scope for ambiguity.
Many negotiators make the mistake of focusing only on the substance of the negotiation (interests, options, standards, and so on). How you communicate about that substance, however, can make all the difference. The language you use and the way that you build understanding, jointly solve problems, and together determine the process of the negotiation with your counterpart make your negotiation more efficient, yield clear agreements that each party understands, and help you build better relationships.
Another critical factor in the success of your negotiation is how you manage your relationship with your counterpart. According to “Paulina Campos, Marco Lopez, Guy Stuart”, the protagonist may want to establish a new connection or repair a damaged one; in any case, you want to build a strong working relationship built on mutual respect, well-established trust, and a side-by-side problem- solving approach.
According to
Harvard Business Review
, there are three types of negotiators – Hard Bargainers, Soft Bargainers, and Principled Bargainers.
Hard Bargainers – These people see negotiations as an activity that they need to win. They are less focused less on the real objectives of the negotiations but more on winning. In the “Scale without Growth: INFONAVIT's Expansion in the Mexican Mortgage Market ”, do you think a hard bargaining strategy will deliver desired results? Hard bargainers are easy to negotiate with as they often have a very
predictable strategy
Soft Bargainers – These people are focused on relationship rather than hard outcomes of the negotiations. It doesn’t mean they are pushovers. These negotiators often scribe to long term relationship rather than immediate bargain.
Principled Bargainers – As explained in the seven elemental tools of negotiations above, these negotiators are more concern about the standards and norms of fairness. They often have inclusive approach to negotiations and like to work on numerous solutions that can improve the BATNA of both parties.
Open lines of communication between parties in the case study “Scale without Growth: INFONAVIT's Expansion in the Mexican Mortgage Market” can make for an effective negotiation strategy and will make it easier to negotiate with this party the next time as well.
Paulina Campos, Marco Lopez, Guy Stuart (2018), "Scale without Growth: INFONAVIT's Expansion in the Mexican Mortgage Market Harvard Business Review Case Study. Published by HBR Publications.
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