Formal planning and the performance of business simulation teams

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 206-222

  Hornaday, Robert W ^a   Curran, Kent E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Environmental uncertainty; Formal planning; Industry effect; Performance measures; Simulation gaming; Written plans

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248135309     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878196272005     Document Type: Article

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