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Functional Business Games.
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Biggs, William D. – Simulation and Games, 1987
Defines computerized functional business games as those focusing on decision making and integration in the areas of accounting/finance, marketing, personnel/human resources, and production/operations. Nine currently available games are reviewed and evaluated in the context of a learning model. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Accounting, Business, Computer Simulation, Decision Making
Instruments for Planning and Policy Formation: Some Methodological Considerations.
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Klabbers, Jan H. G. – Simulation and Games, 1985
Links forecasting and planning with policymaking in social and societal systems and presents a planning and forecasting methods taxonomy which combines with policymaking and interactive simulation as an inquiry method for planning. A case study of university manpower development illustrating interactive simulation/gaming and its potentials for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classification, Computer Simulation, Decision Making
Using Simulations to Investigate Management Decision Making.
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Prohaska, Charles R.; Frank, Ellen J. – Simulation and Games, 1990
Describes a pilot investigation that used a computer-based total enterprise simulation as a research methodology for studying management decision making with students in an MBA program. Discussion of performance criteria highlights return on investment (ROI) as the best measure of group performance, and future research needs are suggested. (eight…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Decision Making
Ackoff's Management Misinformation Systems Empirically Revisited via Simulation.
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Davis, Donald L.; Grove, Stephen J. – Simulation and Games, 1986
This experiment used simulated production environment to examine empirically two of five management information system design assumptions Ackoff considered erroneous: managers perform better with detailed rather than summarized reports; and managers who are satisfied with needed information perform better than those who are dissatisfied and want…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Simulation, Decision Making, Graduate Students
Communicating Insights from Complex Simulation Models: A Gaming Approach.
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Vennix, Jac A. M.; Geurts, Jac L. A. – Simulation and Games, 1987
Describes design principles followed in developing an interactive microcomputer-based simulation to study financial and economic aspects of the Dutch social security system. The main goals are to improve participants' insights into the formal simulation model, and to improve policy development skills. Plans for future research are also discussed.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Developed Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
A Comparison of the Performance, Behaviors, and Analysis Strategies of MBA versus BBA Students in a Simulation Environment.
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Hemmasi, Masoud; And Others – Simulation and Games, 1989
Describes study that determined differences between Masters of Business Administration (MBA) students and Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) students through the use of a computerized management simulation. Performance, behavioral, and attitudinal measures are described, hypotheses tested are outlined, variables are explained, and results…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Bachelors Degrees, Business Administration Education, Comparative Analysis