Explain why negotiators with unequal power may encounter frustration with each other when it comes to ethics.

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In negotiation, those with power typically use rule-based or principle-based thinking, while those who lack power focus more on consequences in deciding whether an action is right or wrong. Differences arise because the more powerful party, with a focus on rules, comes off as rigid and unyielding, while the lower-power negotiator strikes the other party as overly focused on consequences at the expense of stable norms and principles.

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