... and places the articles in context. Findings Prior training of individual members can help equip them with necessary capabilities to improve the performance of teams working in virtual settings. Through use of appropriate videogame simulations, firms are able to increase the capacity for effective...

... of this figurative approach is limited when devising safety training programs; regardless of the efforts made by the trainers or the designers, the activity that is performed in the simulation always corresponds to that of a role to be played (Béguin et al., 2018). In other words, contrary to what the maxim...

...Jacqueline Mayfield; Milton Mayfield Purpose This paper discusses how simulations can be used to improve organizations. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides an overview of three major simulation methods – Petri nets, system dynamics, and agent based modeling. Findings...

... in recruiting and training Generation Y. Design/methodology/approach – Outlines the characteristics of Generation Y (born late 70s to 2002) and considers their implications for the accounting profession and accounting firm recruitment. Suggests using computer simulations and describes some which have been used...

... universities Learning Innovation Simulation Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set the scene for some radical epochal thinking about the approach and future strategic directions in the management of organizational learning, following the author’s earlier editorial theme concerning the need...

... in context. Findings If you're flying across the Atlantic in a giant Boeing or Airbus, you'll be grateful that somebody invented and developed sophisticated and complex flight simulators so the pilots have a pretty good idea how to deal with any situation which may arise in one of those monsters...

... in developed nations will remain under pressure to increase both productivity gains and product quality. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Knowledge workers Business finance Manufacturing Sustained productivity Training Simulation The term “knowledge worker”, coined by management...