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Melvin Shakun is a management consultant, professor emeritus at New York University, and founding editor of the international journal Group Decision and Negotiation. He spoke with Negotiation Briefings about how negotiators can break through impasse and resolve conflict by appealing to common values.

Subtle differences in language choice can have a big impact on negotiated outcomes.

Discrimination and fear of a backlash keep women and minorities from earning as much as white men, new research confirms. To level the playing field, organizational leaders need to be proactive.

What does it mean to be Jewish in America? What challenges does the American Jewish community face? These questions prompt many conflicting answers—and many opportunities for negotiation, writes Robert Mnookin in his new book, The Jewish American Paradox: Embracing Choice in a Changing World.