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"The takeaway when entering negotiations is to consider both
parties' personalities and how they might mesh, instead of just
deciding to send in a really well-liked and agreeable person," Matta
said. "It's the combination of the two people that will determine
how well the negotiations proceed."
The study was published in the Journal of Applied Psychology.
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Journal Reference:
1. Kelly Schwind Wilson, D. Scott DeRue, Fadel K. Matta, Michael
Howe, Donald E. Conlon. Personality similarity in negotiations:
Testing the dyadic effects of similarity in interpersonal traits and
the use of emotional displays on negotiation outcomes.. Journal of
Applied Psychology, 2016; 101 (10): 1405
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000132
University of Georgia. "In negotiations, two jerks are better than
one." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 4 April 2017.
<www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170404124856.htm>.
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