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

by Colin Rule

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780787957315
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/30/2002
Edition description:	FIRST
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 9.31(h) x 1.33(d)

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.

Table of Contents

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.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"A terrific book. Innovative, insightful, intelligent, andpractical! ODR is the wave of the future and this book will let youand your business ride that wave with confidence." — EthanKatsh, co-director, Center for Information Technology and DisputeResolution, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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

"This book performs the real service of helping to betterunderstand the challenges of e-commerce and the solutions needed toresolve conflicts with confidence. Colin Rule is one of thepioneers in online dispute resolution and his contribution to thisnew field is remarkable." —Karim Benyekhlef, co-founder andpresident, eResolution; professor of public law, Universite deMontreal Faculty of Law

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