...David Bevan; Claudia Kipka; Serge Poisson‐de Haro; Gokhan Turgut Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of simulations in strategy teaching. The authors’ conceptualization is built upon the benefits and limitations of simulations by establishing a link between the skills required...

...Henry Adobor; Alireza Daneshfar Purpose The overall purpose of this research is to increase understanding of the factors that promote the effective use of simulations in management education. Design/methodology/approach This study uses data from 49 teams of respondents performing a management...

...Peter R.J. Trim In order to meet the challenges of the marketplace, senior management needs to ensure that an organisation employs highly skilled and well‐motivated staff, and there is a commitment to establishing a learning organisation. Simulation exercises can be used to develop the skill base...

...David Jennings The article examines the use of three learning methods in the teaching of strategic management; the case method, simulation and action learning, in the form of a consultancy project. A survey of course members’ perceptions of learning outcomes indicates that simulation is the most...

... purists that Belbin’s instrument lacks a strong theoretical underpinning, it fills an apparent void in practical teamworking literature, even though its applicability is not well understood. This study uses data from 43 teams of MBA students performing a project management simulation exercise, and finds...

...C. Gopinath; John E. Sawyer Computer‐based enterprise simulation is increasingly being used as a pedagogical tool in educational courses and training programs. However, the learning benefits from this activity have not been fully understood. In this study, we focus on the participant’s ability...

...Jack S. Goodwin; Stephen G. Franklin Describes how the authors have effectively employed the Beer Distribution Game, a simulation exercise developed at MIT′s Sloan School of Management, to teach systems concepts and systems thinking to managers. Details a description of how the simulation works...

... designed to facilitate systems thinking and organizational learning – Foodcorp International and Globalcorp – accomplish this task. Both are behavioural simulations (not computer simulations) and each creates a realistic context, a microworld, for people to interact on business and global issues. Both can...

...A.J. Faria; John R. Dickinson Compared with other methods of instruction, whether in management training programmes or in university courses, simulation gaming is relatively new. Readings, lectures, cases, role playing and other instructional techniques were in use long before the appearance...

...Peter M. Senge; Robert M. Fulmer Discusses “organizational learning”, and the contribution of simulations and system dynamics to the improvement of managers′ “mental worlds” in accelerating anticipatory learning. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Learning Management development Organizational...

...Kenneth L. Murrell; Dallas Blanchard Presents a powerful experiential training tool in the teaching of organizational dynamics. A participant′s and a co‐ordinator′s manual have been developed to guide the training simulation portion which runs from six to eight hours, including briefing...

... managers must also be able to create effective microcultures of unified action worldwide. Describes a management development programme which uses simulation to provide managers with a practice field for creating a unifying cultural framework which can cohere diverse interests around organizational strategy...

...Marjorie A. Lyles; Janet P. Near; Cathy A. Enz Describes a simulation that provides an alternative method for teaching managers about the organizational renewal process and about the skills which are necessary to effect change in organizations. The simulation is based on theories about change...

.... Gives details of subsequent development of“Critical Care Management Programs” anchored in a strategic computerized simulation. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Corporate culture Management development Organizational development Simulation Strategy Journal of Management Development 11,6 40...

... to training global managers. Globalization Global marketing Management games Simulation Journal of Management Development 11,1 4 A Global Management Development Laboratory for a Global World Bernard Keys and Robert Wells Center for Business Simulation, Georgia Southern University, USA The global...

...Johathon S. Rakich; Paul J. Kuzdrall; Keith A. Klafehn; Alan G. Krigline Simulation is a powerful analytical technique that plays a role in the development of managers′ problem‐solving and decision‐making skills as well as those skills related to effecting organisational change and dealing...

... and presentation of a simulation which was a key feature. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Recreation Simulation Training USA Management development Customization Making Management Development Relevant with Simulations Mike McDonald and Bernard Keys Georgia Southern University, and Frank Catroppa and Norma...

...U.S. Knotts; Leo G. Parrish; Charles A. Shields This article describes the Canadian Hospital Executive Simulation System (CHESS), which has been developed by two of the authors, Knotts and Parrish, in co‐operation with the Canadian College of Health Service Executives; the key features of CHESS...

...Lori Wenzel; David Roitman; Michael Wood This article is a short, informative piece regarding a technology implementation simulation tool developed by the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI). The simulation (ADVANTIG) was developed so that manufacturing firms can experience...

...Charles W. Haley Computer‐based simulations have been widely used in banking education for many years. It is estimated that over 25,000 bank managers have been exposed to one or more of these simulations at some point during their careers. This article presents the background of simulation...