The Sounds of Silence: Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution in Air Force Procurement by Putting Confidence into Confidentiality

Abstract

Litigation can be expensive, inefficient, acrimonious, and there is always the chance you will lose; on the other hand, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can be inexpensive, efficient, and there is always the chance you could end up worse off than if you'd chosen to litigate. Remarkably, both litigation and ADR, its fashionable alternative,3 are risky, but they are risky for entirely different reasons. The ultimate risk in litigation is the risk of losing. In ADR, the ultimate risk concerns confidentiality- or lack thereof -in negotiations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA405060

Entities

People

  • John E. Hartsell

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Procurement
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Federal Law
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Negotiations
  • Procurement
  • Public Health
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Educational Psychology