Business games for management and economics : learning by playing

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Bazil, Leon

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Singapore ; London : World Scientific, c2012

Physical Description:

xl, 369 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

ISBN:

9789814355575

Subject Term:

Management games

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Business Games for Management and Economics: Learning by Playing presents board and video business games which combine teamwork with individual decisions based on computer models. Business games support integration of learning experience for different levels of education and between different disciplines: economics, management, technological, environmental and social studies. The work is based on experience in adaptation, design and conducting of field, and board and video games played in college settings within standard schedules. Most of the games are played in Modeling and Simulation, Microeconomics, Logistics and Supply Chain Management courses. Game boards are 2- or 3-dimensional displays of subsystems, their components and phases of technological and business processes, which allow customization of games of the same type for different missions in schools, universities, and corporate training centers. The range of games applied to economics and management classes spreads from 2-person games for kid's "Aquarium" up to the REACTOR games for several teams of executives.

A Synopsis	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
About the Author	p. xiii
List of Tables	p. xv
List of Figures	p. xix
Introduction	p. xxvii
The Mission of Games	p. xxxi
Part 1 Choosing a Business Game	p. 1
Chapter 1 Learning by Playing	p. 3
1.1 History of business games	p. 4
1.2 Types of business games	p. 13
1.3 Games as educational tools	p. 20
1.4 Game as a research and development (R&D) tool	p. 32
Chapter 2 Models for Business Games	p. 41
2.1 The structure of the game	p. 42
2.2 Game theory and mathematical models	p. 48
2.3 System dynamics models	p. 62
2.4 Decision trees	p. 72
2.5 Probabilistic models and Monte Carlo simulation	p. 77
2.6 Optimization models	p. 83
Chapter 3 Field and Board Business Games	p. 87
3.1 Field games	p. 88
3.2 Cards and board games	p. 96
3.3 Rules and procedures of games	p. 106
Chapter 4 Computer Games	p. 113
4.1 Electronic (digital) games	p. 114
4.2 Videogames	p. 122
4.3 Online games and interactive computer simulations	p. 131
4.4 Games that Conquer the World	p. 136
Chapter 5 Choosing a Game	p. 141
5.1 Level of education and game type	p. 142
5.2 Classroom games	p. 147
5.3 Management science/operations research	p. 154
5.4 Utility theory	p. 156
Part 2 Designing a Business Game	p. 163
Chapter 6 The Purpose of the Game	p. 165
6.1 Technological systems	p. 166
6.2 Environmental systems	p. 175
6.3 Economic systems	p. 184
6.4 Social systems	p. 198
Chapter 7 The Idea of the Game	p. 209
7.1 The source of the game	p. 210
7.2 The sources of creativity	p. 219
7.3 The structure of a game	p. 223
7.4 Business game players and teams	p. 227
7.5 Designers team formation and leadership	p. 233
Chapter 8 Business Game Hardware Design	p. 247
8.1 Game design process	p. 248
8.2 Design of the game prototype	p. 251
8.3 Rules and procedures	p. 255
8.4 Games hardware: sandboxes, boards and displays	p. 259
8.5 Visualizing mathematical models	p. 262
8.6 Technology and aesthetics of a game	p. 266
Chapter 9 Software for Business Games	p. 275
9.1 Choosing a software	p. 276
9.2 System dynamics software	p. 280
9.3 Monte Carlo simulation by Crystal Ball	p. 283
9.4 Agent-Based simulation by Any logic	p. 288
Chapter 10 Business Games for System Design	p. 295
10.1 Business game for systems design	p. 296
10.2 System design organization	p. 302
10.3 Network-Centric model of economic system	p. 308
10.4 From system design to SoS Simulation	p. 312
10.5 System of systems business and enterprises games	p. 317
Conclusion	p. 322
Appendix	p. 325
References	p. 353
Index	p. 367

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