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IACM 2000 Conference

Program

St. Louis, Missouri : June 17-21, 2000

(revised 13 June 2000)

For events beyond the daily sessions, see the Conference Schedule page.

Jump to: Saturday, June 17 | Sunday, June 18 | Monday, June 19 | Tuesday, June 20 | Wednesday, June 21


Saturday, June 17, 2000

  • 5:00pm-9:00pm : Board of Directors Meeting and Dinner


Sunday, June 18, 2000

  • 8:00am-6:00pm : Conference Registration

  • 9:00am-4:00pm : Recreational Events

  • 4:00pm-5:30pm : Playback Theatre

  • 5:45pm-6:30pm : Cocktails

  • 6:30pm-8:00pm : Cash Bar, Dinner, and Welcome and Introduction

  • 8:00pm-10:00pm
    • Poster Session
      • Coalition dynamics and multiparty negotiation
        Larry Crump, Griffith University
        Ian Glendon, Griffith University

      • An analysis of arbitration decisions in mentally ill employee conflicts
        Jennifer Smith, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse

      • Fuzzy categorization: a theory of group membership that incorporates the notion of 'fuzzy' group categorizations
        Tonya Y. Ogden, Washington University

      • Under what conditions is white backlash prevalent? A study of mentoring programs in organizations
        Kelly A. Mollica, Wake Forest University
        Deborah L. Kidder, University of Connecticut
        Donna Chrobot-Mason, University of Colorado at Denver
        Melenie J. Lankau, University of Georgia
        Raymond A. Friedman, Vanderbilt University
        David Thomas, Harvard University

      • Chinese Perspectives on Planning International Alliances with US Companies
        Allyson d. Adrian, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
        Deborah A. Cai, University of Maryland

      • Self Efficacy and Effectiveness in a Computer-Mediated Negotiation
        F. J. Medina, University of Sevilla
        M.A. Dorado, University of Sevilla
        I.F.J. Cisneros, University of Sevilla
        L. Munduate, University of Sevilla

      • An Analysis of Grievance Arbitration Cases Involving Employee Mother Vehicle Accidents: Applications of Attribution Theory and Procedural Justice Theory
        Heidi Schroeder, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
        William Ross, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse

      • Win-Win mediation
        Stuart S. Nagel, University of Illinois

      • Unpacking Emotional Negotiations: From One's Own Feelings to One's Own Behaviors
        Alain Lempereur, ESSEC

      • Conflict Management in Asia: A Comparison of Japanese and Chinese Strategies
        Anne Louise Lytle, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology


Monday, June 19, 2000

  • 8:00am-2:00pm : Conference Registration

  • 9:00am-11:30am
    • ROOM A: Playback Theatre

    • ROOM B: Workshop: Adventures in the Name of Peace: Introducing a Powerful Change for Methodology for Peace Making, Negotiation, and Conflict Transformation
      Dr. Nadja Alexander, The University of Queensland, Australia
      David Moriah, Team Builders Inc., USA
      Dr. Simon Priest, Experientia, USA
      Cheri Torres, Mobile Team Challenge Associates, USA
    • ROOM C: Panel: Mediation Practice and Advice
      Session Chair: Tricia S. Jones, Temple University

      Transformative Mediation in the USPS REDRESSTM Program: Observations of ADR Specialists
      Tina Nabatchi, Indiana University
      Lisa B. Bingham, Indiana University

      Distinguishing Best and Strategic Practices: A Model of Prescriptive Advice for Managing the Dilemma between Claiming and Creating Value
      Keith G. Allred, Harvard University

      Mediating with Heart in Mind: Addressing Emotion in Mediation Practice
      Tricia S. Jones, Temple University
      Andrea Bodtker, Temple University
  • 11:30am-12:30pm : Lunch

  • 12:30pm-2:00pm
    • ROOM A: Organizational Relationships and Power
      Session Chair: Peter H. Kim, University of Southern California

      Constructive Competition: The Role of Relationships and Motivation
      Dean Tjosvold, Lingnan University
      David W. Johnson, University of Minnesota
      Roger T. Johnson, University of Minnesota
      Haifa Sun, South China Normal University

      Conflict, Leader Power, and Social Influence on School-Based, Decision Making Councils
      Patsy E. Johnson, University of Connecticut

      Minority Dissent and Team Innovation: The Importance of Participation in Decision Making
      Carsten K.W. De Dreu, University of Amsterdam
      Michael A. West, Aston Business School

      A Theory of Power Tactics
      Peter H. Kim, University of Southern California
    • ROOM B: Organizational Mediation in the USPS
      Session Chair: Susan Summers Raines, Indiana University

      Mediation's Impact on Formal Discrimination Complaint Filing: Before and After the REDRESS Program in the United States Postal Service
      Lisa B. Bingham, Indiana University
      Mikaela Cristina Novac, Indiana University

      Transformative Mediation At Work: Employee and Supervisor Perceptions
      Yuseok Moon, Indiana University
      Lisa B. Bingham, Indiana University

      The Impact of Representatives on Mediation Duration and Settlement in the REDRESS Program at the United States Postal Service
      Susan Summers Raines, Indiana University
      Lisa B. Bingham, Indiana University
      Kiwhan Kim, Indiana University
    • ROOM C: Conflict in Cross-Functional Teams
      Session Chair: Arif Butt, McGill University

      A Structural Model of Conflict in Cross-Functional Project Teams
      Errol Smythe, University of British Columbia

      Functional diversity and conflict in cross-functional product development teams: considering perceptual gaps and task characteristics
      Christa J.S. Houser, Carnegie Mellon University
      Jonathan Cagan, Carnegie Mellon University
      Craig Vogel, Carnegie Mellon University
      Laurie R. Weingart, Carnegie Mellon University

      Conflict at Work: Developing conflict resolution norms on teams
      Corinne Bendersky, MIT

      Team Building in Russia: A Method to Handle Organizational Conflict
      Kate Bezrukova, University of Pennsylvania

      Individual Level and Group Level Negotiations in the Organizational Context
      Arif Butt, McGill University
    • ROOM D: Symposium: Emotions and Conflict in the Workplace: Theory and Application
      Jessica Katz Jameson, North Carolina State University (Organizer)
      Andrea M. Bodtker, Temple University (Panelist)
      Lorna Doucet, University of Illinois (Panelist)
      Barbara Gray, Penn State University (Panelist)
      Susan Kruml, Briar Cliff College (Panelist)
      Tricia S. Jones, Temple University (Panelist)
  • 2:00pm-3:30pm
    • ROOM A: Culture and Conflict
      Session Chair: Jose G. Vargas, Universidad de Colima

      The effects of culture and cohesiveness upon intragroup conflict and effectiveness
      Roger Nibler, Lingnan University
      Karen L. Harris, Western Illinois University

      Conflict Styles and Culture: A Reconsideration of Avoidance in the Dual Concern Model
      Deborah A. Cai, University of Maryland
      Edward L. Fink, University of Maryland

      Mexican organizations in transition
      Jose G. Vargas, Universidad de Colima
    • ROOM B: Diversity, Identity, and Conflict
      Session Chair: Joseph T. Banas, Washington University

      Antecedents of role ambiguity and role conflict: distinguishing the effects of dyadic relational diversity, peer relational diversity and group composition diversity
      Lucinda Lawson, Texas A&M University
      Zoe I. Barsness, Texas A&M University
      Judd H. Michael, Penn State University

      The process of identification in work groups
      Ana Reoyo, University of the Basque Country
      Sabino Ayestaran, University of the Basque Country

      Effects of Gender and Directed Thought in Conflicts Between Peers
      Donald J. Rudawsky, University of Cincinnati

      The complex relationships between demography, conflict, and identity
      Joseph T. Banas, Washington University
    • ROOM C: Workshop: Studying the Third Party and its Client Relations
      Nikolay Borisov, DNP Psychological Center (Workshop Author, Workshop Leader)
      Tatiana Sebelnikova, DNP Psychological Center (Workshop Author)
    • ROOM D: Who Gets What & Why: Trust and Resource Allocation
      Session Chair: Bianca Beersma, University of Amsterdam

      In-group behavior and the boundaries of the firm: a trust perspective
      Leah E. Dietz, Duke University
      Roberto Weber, Carnegie Mellon University
      Chip Heath, Duke University

      The ugly consequences of contracts on trust
      Deepak Malhotra, Northwestern University
      J. Keith Murnighan, Northwestern University

      Reactions to resource distributions and recoveries: The impact of rules and resources
      Judi McLean Parks, Washington University
      Donald E. Conlon, Michigan State University
      Christopher O.L.H. Porter, Michigan State University

      The power-play paradox: How using unanimity rule in egoistically motivated groups can be detrimental for negotiation outcomes
      Bianca Beersma, University of Amsterdam
      Carsten K.W. De Dreu, University of Amsterdam
  • 4:00pm : Bus leaves for Faculty Club

  • 5:00pm-6:00pm : Dr. Boulding's Speech

  • 6:00pm-7:00pm : Cocktail Party

  • 7:00pm-9:30pm : Dinner and Awards Banquet

  • 9:30pm : Bus leaves for the Hyatt

  • 10:00pm : Cash Bar


Tuesday, June 20, 2000

  • 8:00am-11:00am : Conference Registration

  • 9:00am-10:30am
    • ROOM A: Conflict Resolution Tactics and Analysis
      Session Chair: Bruce Barry, Vanderbilt University

      Determinants of Mediation Techniques: Some initial theory development
      Rhetta L. Standifer, University of Missouri -- Columbia
      James A. Wall, Jr., University of Missouri -- Columbia

      Attitudes regarding the ethics of bargaining tactics as predictors of negotiation outcomes
      Bruce Barry, Vanderbilt University
      Adam Long, Vanderbilt University
      Ingrid Smithey Fulmer, Vanderbilt University

      Establishing a common framework for comparative case analysis of interactive conflict resolution
      Monica S. Jakobsen, George Mason University
    • ROOM B: Advantages and Disadvantages of Cooperation
      Session Chair: Keith G. Allred, Harvard University

      'Ideatree' and 'Stakeholder negotiations' -- Methods to improve team problem solving and co-operation
      Ari Leivo, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

      Cooperation and competition in work teams
      Sabino Ayestaran, University of the Basque Country
      Ana Reoyo, University of the Basque Country

      Positive Illusions that Backfire: The implications of viewing yourself as more cooperative than your counterpart views you
      Keith G. Allred, Harvard University
      Brian Mandell, Harvard University
    • ROOM C: Conflict Management Techniques
      Session Chair: Lisa Maire Napoli, Indiana University

      Employee perceptions of organizational conflict management: a study of full-time, working MBA students
      Jessica Katz Jameson, North Carolina State University

      Conflict Management in the Era of Transformations: The role of managers and HR Personnel
      Helena Syna Desivilya, Emek Yezreel College

      United States Postal Service supervisors and perceptions of conflict management techniques
      Lisa Maire Napoli, Indiana University
    • ROOM D: Gender, Salary, Negotiations
      Session Chair: Lisa A. Barron, University of California, Irvine

      The third eye: constructing an alternative metaphor for women's negotiation
      Olivia A. O'Neill, University of Maryland
      Michele J. Gelfand, University of Maryland

      Gender, self, and negotiation: Implications of relational self-construals for salary negotiations
      Michele J. Gelfand, University of Maryland
      Lisa H. Nishii, University of Maryland
      Jana Raver, University of Maryland
      Virginia Smith-Major, University of Maryland
      Karen M. O'Brien, University of Maryland

      Salary negotiation and feelings of power, entitlement, and sense of belonging
      Lisa A. Barron, University of California, Irvine

      Eros Perverted: Analyzing Violence Through the Lens of Gender
      Diane Perlman
  • 10:30am-11:00am : Coffee Break

  • 11:00am-12:30pm
    • ROOM A: Panel: A Task Force on the Role of a Researcher in Design and Management of Dispute Resolution Programs
      Helena Syna Desivilya
      Noah Salame (Conflict Resolution Center in Betleheim)
      Sanda Kaufman
    • ROOM B: Self versus Other: Cooperation and Group Composition
      Session Chair: Katherine Williams Phillips, Northwestern University

      Using embedded intergroup relations theory as a tool for reducing self-serving bias
      Stephen Pick, Rutgers University

      "Nice" guys finish first: The value of cultivating an integrative reputation
      Catherine Tinsley, Georgetown University
      Kathleen O'Conner, Cornell University
      Brandon Sullivan, Cornell University

      Task Conflict in Decision-Making Groups: The Interplay of Group Composition and Members' Expectations
      Katherine Williams Phillips, Northwestern University
      Denise Lewin Loyd, Northwestern University
    • ROOM C: How's Your Timing? Conflict Cycles
      Session Chair: Sally Blount, University of Chicago

      Fostering Ripeness in Intractable Conflict: An Experimental Study
      Peter T. Coleman, Columbia University
      Michele Smith, Columbia University
      Christina Gross, Columbia University

      Attributional analysis of mediation success: Breaking the cycle of conflict escalation
      Debra A. Gilin, University of Missouri-St. Louis
      Paul W. Paese, University of Missouri-St. Louis

      The "Feeling In-Synch" Effect: The Influence of Matched-Pace on Negotiator Relationships and Outcomes
      Sally Blount, University of Chicago
    • ROOM D: Symposium: Methods For Assessing Frames in Environmental Disputes
      Sanda Kaufman, Cleveland State University (Organizer)
      Craig Davis, Ohio State University (Panelist)
      Barbara Gray, Penn State University (Panelist)
      Ralph Hanke, Penn State University (Panelist)
      Roy Lewicki, Ohio State University (Panelist)
      Linda Putnam, Texas A&M University (Panelist)
      Adam Rosenberg, Penn State University (Panelist)
      Carolyn Wiethoff, Ohio State University (Panelist)
      Jessica Wunsch, Texas A&M University (Panelist)
  • 12:30pm-1:30pm : Lunch

  • 1:30pm-2:30pm : IACM Business Meeting (during/after lunch)

  • 2:30pm-4:00pm
    • Special Teaching Workshop 1--Teaching Negotiation: New Models, Materials and Cases
      Conceiving a Training CD-Rom in Negotiation and Mediation: Why use a multimedia tool?
      Laurence de Carlo, ESSEC Graduate School of Management
  • 4:00pm-5:30pm
    • Special Teaching Workshop 2--Teaching Ethical Issues in Negotiation


  • 6:00pm-8:00pm : Dinner on Your Own and then Cardinal's Game / Suggested Outings but no formal organization


Wednesday, June 21, 2000

  • 8:30am-10:00am
    • ROOM A: Examining Conflict Language and Words: Research and Teaching
      Session Chair: Ethan Burris, Washington University

      A Linguistic Analysis of the Antecedents and Consequences of Different Types of Conflict
      A. Alexandra Michel, University of Pennsylvania

      Teaching the Cultural Aspects of Negotiation: A Range of Experimental Methods
      Stephen E. Weiss, York University

      Through Different Lenses: Using Proverbs to Explore Cultural Profiles
      Ethan Burris, Washington University
      Melissa Thomas-Hunt, Washington University
      Judi McLean Parks, Washington University
      Deborah L. Kidder, University of Connecticut
    • ROOM B: Symposium: Positive Power: Realistic Hope or Dangerous Delusion
      Dean Tjosvold, Lingnan University (Organizer and Presenter)
      Peter T. Coleman, Columbia University (Presenter)
      Barbara Gray, Penn Sate University (Presenter)
      Roy Lewicki, Ohio State University (Presenter)
    • ROOM C: Fairness in Negotiations
      Session Chair: Paul W. Paese, University of Missouri -- St. Louis

      Negotiation in coalition formation: What happens when self-interest and fairness collide?
      Ilia van Beest, Leiden University
      Eric van Diik, Leiden University
      Henk Wilke, Leiden University

      Negotiations in small groups: Are individualistic orientations collectively valuable?
      Vidar Schei, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration

      Toward a better understanding of biased judgments of fairness in negotiation
      Paul W. Paese, University of Missouri -- St. Louis
      Robert Yonker, University of Missouri -- St. Louis
  • 10:00am-10:30am : Coffee Break

  • 10:30am-12:00pm
    • ROOM A: Symposium: Positive Conflict: How Viable Is East Asia?
      Dean Tjosvold, Lingnan University (Organizer)
      Yung-Ho Cho, Ajou University (Presenter)
      Tetsuchi Okumura, Shiga University (Presenter)
      James A. Wall, University of Missouri (Presenter)
      Dean Tjosvold, Lingnan University (Presenter)
    • ROOM B: Ethnopolitical Conflict
      Session Chair: Mary White Stewart, University of Nevada, Reno

      Ethnic Militancy and the Threat to National Stability in Nigeria: A Case Study of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC)
      R.T. Akinyle, University of Lagos

      The Role of Context in Accounts of Genocide and Political Violence
      Catherine C. Byrne, University of Nevada, Reno
      Mary White Stewart, University of Nevada, Reno
    • ROOM C: Novel Session: Seeing Yourself as Your Counterpart Sees You: Pedagogical Uses of a Web-Based System of Multi-Rater Feedback for Negotiation and Conflict Situations
      Keith G. Allred, Harvard University
      Sarah J. Sandberg, Pioneer Negotiations
  • 12:00 Noon : Conference Ends


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