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Management simulators: A tool for fostering experience‐based learning of agribusiness management concepts
Author(s) -
Dahlgran Roger A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
agribusiness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1520-6297
pISSN - 0742-4477
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6297(198724)3:4<403::aid-agr2720030406>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - agribusiness , knowledge management , learning management , computer science , process management , business , engineering management , engineering , agriculture , world wide web , geography , archaeology
This article examines the role of a management simulator in teaching an agribusiness management course. The use of the simulator is described and the critical issue of the simulator's correspondence with management course content is discussed. A set of requirements for the realization of the maximum net benefits of using a simulator is presented for consideration. The conclusion is that the costs and benefits are neither global nor explicit and should be carefully and subjectively estimated before a decision is made on whether to incorporate a simulation game into an agribusiness management course.