BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Mediation
- intervention by a third party in a dispute in order to try to reach agreement between the disputing parties. Where a commitment or award is imposed on either party the process is known as arbitration.
- Also known as Conciliation
Wiktionary Definition for: Mediation
- #A process which differrs from country to country and different regions around the world.
Additional Resources
- Preparing For Your Mediation
- It is likely that you asked for or agreed to mediation because the strategies you have already tried have not helped you resolve your dispute. Also, your most likely alternatives to mediation may be undesirable. For example, you could decide to just live with the conflict, quit your job, try...
- White papers 2002-11-15
- Mediation, Arbitration, What’s the Difference?
- Many observers recommend that arbitration agreements include a good mediation system to ensure their effectiveness. Both mediation and arbitration fall into the general category of alternative dispute resolution, but what’s the difference between the two, really? Read the article to know the difference between Mediation and Arbitration.
- White papers 2002-10-11
- Research to Promote Mediation in Arkansas Government
- This research explains the benefits of using mediation over litigation in an effort to encourage Arkansas governmental bodies to use the mediation process to resolve internal and external disputes. Mediation is one process among several in the concept of Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR"). The mediation process involves the intervention of...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- An Expanded Role For Mediation In Conflict Resolution
- From the executive summary: ‘Mediation, as a tool for resolving conflicts, is becoming more widely accepted throughout the world. This demand is due, at least in part, because of the woeful inadequacies of today’s judicial system. Today’s increasing utilization of the mediation process is at least a beginning in the...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Confidentiality Issues In Workplace Mediation: What Every HR Manager Should Know
- From the executive summary: ‘Increasingly organizations are making use of mediation to resolve disputes between employees. Confidentiality and the protection of communications made during mediation is considered a key and integral component of the mediation process. Knowing that the process is private and off the record allows the disputants to...
- White papers 2001-09-01
- How to be an Effective Advocate for Your Agency During Mediation
- Mediation, in its most simple form, is the intervention of a third party the mediator into a dispute with the aim of helping the disputants reach an agreement and so end the dispute. It allows the parties in dispute to make their own decisions. It is likely that its use...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- What you need to know about) Mediation in Sexual Harassment Cases
- Currently, there are more rules, regulations, and laws dealing with sexual discrimination, and particularly sexual harassment, than any other substantive area of employment. The article says that mediation can provide an ideal setting in which the complainant can accomplish the primary aim of stopping the behavior. There are two necessary...
- White papers 2001-04-01
- Contributions of Caucusing and Pre-Caucusing to Mediation
- Deep-seated interpersonal conflict requires an enormous amount of skill to mediate, even when the best of present-day theory is put into practice by trained and skilled mediators. Yet others who may have little mediation training, such as facilitators, may at times find themselves in the role of mediator. Mediation has...
- White papers 2003-01-31
- Employer Demand for Mediation
- In 1999, the Howard Liberal-National Government sought to amend the Workplace Relations Act 1996 to allow parties in dispute to seek private mediation as an alternative to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission AIRC. Despite its failure to secure the changes to the Act, there is evidence that some organisations are...
- White papers 2002-10-01
- Mediation and Title I of the ADA
- Mediation is a unique form of Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR. Mediation is a process in which a neutral third party assists two or more disputants in finding a mutually acceptable solution to their conflict. The mediator facilitates discussions, enhances communications, and uses a variety of other skills and techniques to...
- White papers 2002-03-01
- The Flexibility Of Commercial Mediation: A Case Example
- As formal arbitration is mirroring litigation in both time and expense, commercial mediation is becoming an attractive ADR option, and such it can be useful to keep abreast of alternative approaches and methods to better serve parties in a dispute. The article's main focus is upon the Flexibility of Commercial...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Mediation, Arbitration And Negotiation
- The publisher compares three common dispute resolution processes negotiation, mediation, and arbitration - in the framework of Crawford and Sobel (1982). Under negotiation, the two parties engage in possibly arbitrarily long face-to-face cheap talk. Under mediation, the parties communicate with a neutral third part party who makes a non-binding recommendation....
- White papers 2007-09-11
- Dynamics Of Personal Interaction In The Mediation Process
- The mediation process is an effective way for conflict management. It entails the involvement of a neutral third party intervention in the conflict resolution process. Since it is a communication-based process, human interaction plays a significant role in the process. The paper examines the dynamics of personal interaction in the...
- White papers 2002-08-01
- A Benefit Resolution Mindset
- From the executive summary: ‘It is fear of loss that catapults people into conflict. It is fear that can keep them from resolving it. In mediation, if the fear of loss outweighs the benefit of the offer, then it will be impossible for the party to choose resolution.' The paper...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Mediation Training for Managers
- This article is mainly refered to Mediation Training provided to the Managers. It has been explained with the help of an example/case. It also demonstrates the value of mediation and conflict management training within organizations. In addition to the training, many organizations are creating both formal and informal internal dispute...
- White papers 2000-01-01
- Preparing For Effective Employment Mediation`
- Conflict is a state of opposition between two or more individuals. It arises from a clash between divergent ideas or perspectives on a particular issue. Conflict management is the process of alleviating the conflict by making the concerned parties agree on a middle line of thinking and approach. Employment mediation...
- White papers 2002-07-01
- Mediation And Arbitration Agreement - Sample
- Attempting mediation and arbitration before entering into a court dispute could save your business time and costly legal fees. However, the use of mediation and arbitration agreements outside the collective bargaining arena is open to much debate. This clause can be placed in an employee handbook, but it should also...
- Tools & templates 2001-02-23
- Litigate Or Mediate? Mediation As An Alternative To Lawsuits
- Mediation is a process by which a neutral third party called a Mediator hears a dispute between two or more parties and attempts to help the parties settle their dispute without judging the merits of the case. The term "mediation" is often confused with the term "arbitration." Arbitration is another...
- White papers 2000-03-15
- Mediation As Theater And Negotiation As Performance Art
- Most conflicts are about circumstances or situations that happened in the past—a doctor's errant treatment, a spouse's thoughtless behavior, an automobile accident, or a hostile work place. The event sparks feelings that the mediation is about a present reality—the dramatic recreation of the conflict -- not about what actually took...
- White papers 2002-05-10
- Choose Technologies: Strategic Billing Mediation
- Choose Technologies deploys computer systems for industries including telecom, transportation and agro-business. From an office located in Miami, Choose Technologies works with software development groups in Brazil, combining cost-effectiveness and software quality for the international software market. IMES, Choose Technologies' billing mediation solution, was built using ILOG Server, ILOG Rules,...
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