Intervention Strategy

Intervention strategies are used to limit or create conflict during the negotiation process and the implementation of the strategy is determined by the negotiation situation at hand. Five main intervention strategies may be utilized and these include; competing with other parties, compromising with other parties, accommodating other parties, avoiding the issues, and collaborating with other parties. Competing with the other parties is a suitable strategy when a swift resolution is necessary for an uncomplicated and straight-forward problem. This strategy is also used when the essential resolution is not liked and collaboration from the other parties is doubtful. A compromising approach occurs when every party are of equivalent significance and all parties have some influence to sway the outcome; this is characterized by bargaining and trading. While the final result typically has the endorsement from those concerned, it does not give clear results for multifaceted issues. This strategy is used to achieve a temporary solution quickly while a more enduring solution is being well thought-out and planned.

Mediation is conducted by an impartial party. Mediation is voluntary, controlled, collaborative, and confidential. Having an impartial and neutral party mediate the negotiations would have given all involved an equal and balanced responsibility, with no favoring or biased results. It is the mediator's job to make sure that each party can reach a proper agreement in an informed manner that does not include coercion or intimidation.

Another different intervention strategy is arbitration. Arbitration, unlike mediation, is as final and binding as litigation. The idea of arbitration is to get a fair and even resolution without wasting any more time or money. It is more of a benefit because courts do not get involved. In this case, labor arbitration would be most relevant since it is a business dispute. Arbitration is popular in the business world because of its efficiency, privacy, convenience, finality, cost, and flexibility.

Regardless of the intervention strategy that is used, sometimes one is just necessary. In the case of Juwan Howard, if one was used then there is a possibility that the negotiation process would have been quicker and easier, without the stress and instability that it caused not just Howard, but his teammates, the management, and most importantly the fans.

In the case that this plan was rejected or not liked, the company should ask for a small period of time to gather their thoughts and materials to be able to re-present their new idea or plan to the third party. The time table should be very short and almost the next available meeting time for both parties. The company should also meet the third party on their grounds because they failed the first time around. The company should all ready have some type of backup plan in the works just to be safe in case of the original idea does