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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
Team Cohesion Effects on Business Game Performance.
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Wolfe, Joseph; Box, Thomas M. – Simulation and Games, 1988
Discussion of teamwork and group decision making focuses on study of undergraduates conducted to identify the variables that affect team cohesion in a business game. A literature review on small groups and business games is presented, hypotheses tested are described, discriminant analyses are explained, and suggestions for further research are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Discriminant Analysis, Factor Analysis
A Study of the Relationship between Student Final Exam Performance and Simulation Game Participation.
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Whiteley, T. R.; Faria, A. J. – Simulation and Games, 1989
Describes study that investigated the relationship between participation in a business simulation game and performance on a final exam in a principles of marketing course. Past research on business games is reviewed; the use of midterm exam performance level as a pretest variable is explained; and question classification is described. (44…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Business Administration Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Games
The Prediction of Simulation Performance as It Is Affected by Time.
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Gosenpud, Jerry – Simulation and Games, 1989
This discussion of research methodologies and performance prediction in business simulations describes a study of undergraduates that considered time in the prediction of simulation performance, and explored how relationships between performance and its antecedents vary over the simulation's duration. Hypotheses tested are explained and results of…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Correlation, Educational Games, Higher Education
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