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I have decided to write my paper about Sevierville, Tennessee and its business negotiations compared to negotiations in Nashville, Tennessee. I have decided to choose this topic because just from my own experience I have found the two to be extremely different. The differences vary from the culture, negotiations, and business operations.
The culture of business in Sevierville is based more on the person than the business. People there rely on verbal agreements more than they do contracts and written agreements. Nashville is quite the opposite; they rely on the businesses reputation rather than the CEO or President. Businesses in Sevierville are very small while the businesses in Nashville have a tendency to be much larger. With this smaller environment business owners have a closer relation with their employees and this could cause the success or demise of the company. In Nashville the relationship between CEO to employee is either very small or nonexistent.
Negotiations in Nashville are much more structured than those in Sevierville because they start out talking about business. In Sevierville people will share stories at first and build a relationship with the other business owner. This difference is huge especially if you need that company to work with you. If you don’t relate with the person in Sevierville then the negotiation will likely fail.
Business operations in Sevierville are extremely different because owners will likely work with those within the city. However, in Nashville you are more likely to find the most efficient way to do business. If that means going overseas or to a different state it will not affect their decision. Sevierville businesses believe that they should stay inside the city and at most go out to bordering counties. The differences between the two vary far and wide. This is why this would be the perfect subject for my paper this semester.