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Chapter 8.1, Problem 1IYB
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To discuss: Person X’s two or three core competencies at this point of time in his career.
Core competencies are those activities which a company excels and gives the potential to create competitive advantage. These are a harmonized combination of multiple skills and resources that distinguishes a firm at marketplace.
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The goal of understanding personality in negotiation is to better predict behavior, such as the counterparty's acceptance or rejection of a negotiation offer. One investigation used acoustic and visual cues to predict the likely behavior of a counterparty to a proposal. The best visual cue predictor of the counterparty (55%) was whether they _____.
A. tilted their head
B. had their arms and legs crossed
C. steepled their fingers
D. tapped a pen
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