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Online Dispute Resolution For Business B2B, ECommerce, Consumer, Employment, Insurance, and other Commercial Conflicts

Name: Online Dispute Resolution For Business
Brand: Jossey-Bass
SKU: 9780787957315
Price: 350.00 HKD
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Author: Colin Rule
ISBN: 9780787957315

By Colin Rule

Jossey-Bass September 2002

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780787957315
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Publication: September 2002
Format: Hardback , 326 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

In this original and highly useful resource, Colin Rule—a pioneer in the field of online dispute resolution (ODR)—shows how ODR can be used to resolve conflicts which inevitably arise both online and offline in business and commerce. Based on exclusive research and up-to-date best practices, Online Dispute Resolution for Business presents expert advice on how ODR can save time and money, offering timely suggestions and proven approaches for resolving business related conflicts online.

Reviews

"A terrific book. Innovative, insightful, intelligent, and practical! ODR is the wave of the future and this book will let you and your business ride that wave with confidence." — Ethan Katsh, co-director, Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

"An invaluable contribution to the field of online dispute resolution from one of the technical pioneers. Comprehensive and insightful." —M. Scott Donahey, international arbitrator (WIPO, CPR, AAA), and author of the first UDRP decision

"This book performs the real service of helping to better understand the challenges of e-commerce and the solutions needed to resolve conflicts with confidence. Colin Rule is one of the pioneers in online dispute resolution and his contribution to this new field is remarkable." —Karim Benyekhlef, co-founder and president, eResolution; professor of public law, Universite de Montreal Faculty of Law

"Colin Rule is the ideal person to write on the subject of online resolution of disputes. His book succinctly describes the future of ODR." —Thomas Stipanowich, president & CEO, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution

Preface.

Introduction.

Part I: What Is ODR?

1. Overview.

2. How ODR Works.

3. Advantages of ODR.

Part II: ODR and Business.

4. ODR: Essential to E-Commerce.

5. Providing Online Redress: ODR and B2C E-Commerce.

6. A Well-Lighted Place: ODR and B2B E-Commerce.

7. Maximizing Efficiency:How ODR Can Help the Insurance Industry.

8. ODR and Employment: Resolving Workplace Disputes Online.

9. Electronic Democracy: ODR and Government.

10. Confidentiality and Privacy:Health Care and Finance.

11. Building a Global Justice System: ODR and Transboundary Disputes.

12. Other Applications of ODR.

Part III: Designing Effective ODR for Business: Envisioning the Fourth Party.

13. Key Considerations: Designing ODR for People, Not Machines.

14. Designing the Platform: Technology.

15. Defining the Process: Setting Standards of Practice.

16. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

17. Conclusion.

Appendix.

Notes.

Suggested Reading.

Index.

About the Author.

About the Author

Colin Rule-- mediator, trainer, consultant, and author-- is a senior associate at Raab Associates and director of its Online Public Disputes project (www.publicdisputes.org). He co-founded Online Resolution, one of the first ODR providers, and served as its CEO and president. He is currently the co-chair of the online section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) and a fellow at the Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He writes the online conflict resolution column in ACResolution Magazine and serves as editor of ODRNews.com.

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