Promoting a Pareto-Efficient outcome
It is not enough for third parties to help negotiators reach agreement. Ideally, they should strive for Pareto-optimal win-win agreements. Obviously, this type of agreement will not happen if the third party is not properly trained in integrative bargaining strategies or places a higher premium on reaching agreement over reaching a win-win agreement. Third parties should not let the des- peration of the negotiators narrow their own view of the possibilities for integrative agreement