Game Theory and Report Teachers Association

Ridgecrest School Dispute Initial communicate Teachers Association 11/15/12 In do to change magnitude combined interests and reach the P argonto Efficient Frontier, our strategy is to build trust by sharing information about our interests and priorities. In addition, sharing information john help create a positive relationship with the Board of did transactionics and can increase the chances that they provide reciprocate that behavior by great(p) away information about their interests and priorities.Given that many people are opposed to share information with the an some other(prenominal) side, we excessively plan on petition the Board of Education many questions so that we can learn from what is non said as well as from what is said. Another strategy we go away example to create value is to make multiple offers simultaneously because it helps to gull valuable information and it makes us appear more flexible. This is a specially definitive strategy feastn that we c an compromise on miscellaneous issues if the other side is automatic to offer us some concessions on other matters in return.For instance, we would be willing to accept a aspect in which any pay received for performing civic vocation would be deducted from regular pay if the board is willing to meet our demands for hire acceptably (See planning document for what is acceptable). The cost-cutting strategy is useful in that it allows for virtuoso party to get what it wants firearm the other has the costs associated with its concession reduce or eliminated. This is a strategy we will use by proposing to the other side a budget that we gather in come up with that minimizes our concessions while still allowing them to get what they want (See attached Budget Proposal).We have ready this budget so that when the other side claims that there is no other way expenditures can be cut, we can show them an alternative solution. In addition, we also want to trade off differences in interes ts and priorities in order to create value. We plan on doing this by trading issues that are closely important to us such as salary and workload for issues that are most important to the other side. We realize that this might be a problem if the interests that are most important to us are also most important to the other side.But, there might be issues that are significantly more important in terms of other issues to wholeness side than they are to the other side. Finally, we plan on searching for post-settlement settlements in order to look for an agreement that is better for both sides. Once we have created the most possible value that can be created, we will use strategies to claim value. First, we will open aggressively springtimen that initial positions act as anchors and affect the perception of what outcomes are possible. We will do this by carrying for more than our target (See planning document for target).For example, we will ask for a $7,000 increase in salaries for l ower levels and reduce the pupil/teacher ratio to 131. We realize that the other side will not agree to this, tho it will still be helpful as an anchor. Another strategy we will use to claim value is to give credible reasons for our interests whenever possible (See Issues Analysis for several reasons). For instance, the reason we want an increase in salaries is because we have not had any salary increases in eld and our workday is longer than the NJ average (See attached for NJ average). If we do not have a credible reason for an interest, then we will use a pseudo reason.In addition, we will know what interests we are willing and not willing to give concessions on (See planning document for concessions). This is important given that there are so many issues in this dialog that we can compromise on if the other side is willing to give us something else in return. Finally, we are prepared to make smaller concessions to signalize that we are reaching our bottom line without reveal ing our bottom line. This is constantly an important strategy because we want a deal that is close to our target, but are willing to accept any deal that is at or above our bottom line.