The influence of team starting position on performance in a business simulation

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 230-237

  Neal, Derrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

MARKSTRAT2; Simulation Realism; Simulation Start Position Effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949125179     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878197282007     Document Type: Article

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