...Brian J. Hurn Purpose The paper is based on leading a management of change simulation involving trainee managers in a global oil company who were tasked with preparing a proposal for senior management regarding the management of change to face future challenges. The purpose of the paper...

...Brian J. Hurn Purpose This paper aims to review the simulation methods that are available for training to develop cultural awareness for business people, members of international NGOs, diplomatic staff and others working in the international environment, as well as teachers of international...

...Rodger Mitchell Purpose Business simulations come in two forms: custom simulations that mirror a specific business, or evolved simulations presenting a generic business model. This paper aims to investigate these. Design/methodology/approach This viewpoint paper presents...

...Ugis Strauss Purpose The paper seeks to give information about business simulation and its advantages by giving an example of the MERKIS business simulation game. Design/methodology/approach A description of the business simulation game is given, including an explanation...

...‐based simulations can be used to give a learning experience of finance and business in an effective and time efficient way. The paper lists the problems of finance training, explains the means by which a good simulation overcomes these problems, and shows how small performance differences can make...

... the intelligence and experience of shopfloor staff to make the plant more efficient? This article explores training for process control, including the use of simulation and the design of training programmes, together with the benefits to be gained. Unfortunately for the process industries, such training systems...

...Mike Redfern; Roy Fairweather; Sally Watson Introduces Caledonia Council, a business simulation specifically created to prepare senior managers in local government for major reorganization. Describes how it was designed in a partnership between client (Central Regional Council) and consultant...

... Organizational behaviour Public relations Simulation Training A crisis, like Dr Johnson′s public hanging, concentrates the mind wonderfully. From Pan Am to Perrier, thalidomide to Tylenol, the consequences of the effective or incompetent handling of a crisis have been paraded in front of every manager...

...Michael Axmann; Nunu Tadesse; John Wallace The creation of a simulated office environment in West German commercial colleges is described. Its methods of operation, reasons for its introduction and why it has survived where other, similar innovations failed to catch on, are examined. Graduates...

... programme using simulations and role plays as general features are considered in the article. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Communications Simulation Training Volume 21 November/December 1989 A BRIDGE TO REALITY Simulations in Communication Skills Training by John Y. Cousins and Marilyn F. McDougall...

...Duncan Peppercorn Much management training is still conducted by faith rather than on a cost‐benefit basis. The use of simulated management environments is proposed. This can be implemented at the workplace, not just on a training course. Examples of benefits from an actual case are given. © MCB...