The authors advance a theoretical model of consumer negotiated pricing, using an orientation perspective. An overview of traditional participant interchange (transaction bound) negotiation research is provided, and a theoretical framework of pretransaction conditions that contribute to orienting consumers prior to participant interchange is developed. Finally, several managerial, public policy, and research implications derived from the orientation perspective are discussed.
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