This special issue provides a rich and inspiring deliberation on negotiation as a means of construction dispute resolution. Negotiation is a human activity that inevitably is affected by personality and behavioral dimensions.Yates timely reminds us that negotiation remains the most significant resolution method of construction disputes. Notwithstanding the wider use of alternative dispute resolution in construction in recent years, Yates explains that contract claims are a source of dispute. If these claims can be settled by negotiation, there is no more demand for alternate dispute resolution (ADR). The skill set of effective negotiators is also discussed.
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