Methods of assigning players to teams: A review and novel approach

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-17

  Bacon, Donald R ^a   Stewart, Kim A ^b   Anderson, Elizabeth Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Simulation administration; Student teams; Team formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650545486     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104687810103200102     Document Type: Article

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