Negotiation Via Email

For this negotiation, we had to do it completely by email, text, etc. but nothing in person. I read the text about the advantages and disadvantages of doing this. According to the text, when negotiating online, sometimes we miss information, don’t get the whole picture, diminished trust of parties, and diminished party focus. I found some of these disadvantages to be true to our negotiation by text. For one, we didn’t really get to do any background talking or get a feel for the other party. I just had to jump in with that email stating my interests. I did keep it vague and simple so that I could really see what the opposing party wanted. I also found a difficulty in this negotiation was that there wasn’t a huge commitment with either of us because it was very impersonal. However, I think there were some definite pros to doing an online negotiation. Because it was so quick and simple, it made things go by fast. My partner and I really only went back and forth twice which made this super simple and easy. Another thing that I would to be advantageous was the fact that I could reference what he was saying in retiring. It was easier to follow and understand rather than little comments being said back and forth that I may not have caught completely. This way, we both could read what the other has written  and understand fully. It was easier to consult via text because this age is so used to having their phone in their hand anyways. However, the disadvantage to this could be the diminished privacy. My partner could have been showing another person what he and I was saying and getting advice from the person and novice versa. Honestly I don’t think however had too many disadvantages as we made it simple and easy.