The strategy tends to be abandoned if it fails. Successful contention moves the losing party closer to their baseline position, and so tends to increase their resistance to further yielding. Thus further contention becomes less feasible. The costs of contending must also be taken into account when considering the feasibility of that strategy. Costs include possibly escalating the conflict, and provoking censure from third parties or constituents.
Inaction generally increases the time pressure on the parties.
Yielding is the most common response to time pressure. Thus inaction is a feasible strategy when the other party is more susceptible to time pressure than the inactive party and when their resistance to yielding is low. Influencing the Other Party's Strategy Since joint problem solving yields the most beneficial outcomes, it is in a party's interests to encourage the other to adopt a problem solving approach. One way to do this is to encourage the other to develop concern for one's own outcomes. This may be done by offering favors to the other and cultivating their dependence, by pointing out a common identity, or by putting them in a good mood.