Field testing two simulation games: Do winners win consistently?

On the Horizon

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-396

  Gamlath, Suresh L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business studies; Indoor games; Simulation; Stock markets; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449111263     PISSN: 10748121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10748120910998416     Document Type: Article

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