Theorizing on the treatment of time in simulation gaming

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-186

  Lainema, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business games; Classification of time; Complexity; Continuous processing; Decision making; Definitions of time; Progress of time; Real time gaming; Theory; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952509237     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878108319870     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Ancona, D.G., Okhuysen, G.A., & Perlow, L.A. (2001). Taking time to integrate temporal research. Academy of Management Review, 26, 512-529.
2. Barkema, H.G., Baum, J.A.C., & Mannix, E.A. (2002). Management challenges in a new time. Academy of Management Journal, 45, 916-930.
3. Bednar, A.K., Cunningham, D., Duffy, T.M., & Perry, J.D. (1992). Theory into practice: How do we link? In T. M. Duffy & D. H. Jonassen (Eds.), Constructivism and the technology of instruction (pp. 17-34). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
4. Beer, M., & Nohria, N. (2000). Cracking the code of change. Harvard Business Review, 78(3), 133-141.
5. Bluedorn, A.C., & Denhardt, R.B. (1988). Time and organizations. Journal of Management, 14, 299-320.
6. Burns, A.C., Gentry, J.W., & Wolfe, J. (1990). A cornucopia of considerations in evaluating the effectiveness of experiential pedagogies. In J. W. Gentry (Ed.), Guide to business gaming and experiential learning (pp. 253-278). London: Nichols/GP.
7. Chiesl, N.E. (1990). Interactive real time simulation. In J. W. Gentry (Ed.), Guide to business gaming and experiential learning (pp. 141-158). London: Nichols/GP.
8. Churchill, N.C. (1968). The teachers' clinic. Accounting Review, 43, 565-582.
9. Clark, P.A. (1985). A review of theories of time and structure for organizational sociology. In S. B. Bacharach & S. M. Mitchell (Eds.), Research in the sociology of organizations (pp. 35-80). Greenwich, CT: JAI.
10. Clegg, S., & Hardy, C. (1999). Studying organization: Theory and method. London: Sage.
11. Drucker, P.F. (1997). Looking ahead: Implications of the present-The future that has already happened. Harvard Business Review, 75(5), 18-32.
12. Duffy, T.M., & Cunningham, D.J. (1996). Constructivism: Implications for the design and delivery of instruction. In D. H. Jonassen (Ed.), Handbook of research for educational communications and technology (pp. 170-198). New York: Macmillan Library Reference.
13. Eisenhardt, K.M., & Brown, S.L. (1999). Patching. Harvard Business Review, 77(3), 72-82.
14. Feinstein, A.H., Mann, S., & Corsun, D.L. (2002). Charting the experiential territory: Clarifying definitions and uses of computer simulation, games, and role play. Journal of Management Development, 21, 732-744.
15. Fleischmann, K.R., & Wallace, W.A. (2005). A covenent with transparency: Opening the black box of models. Communications of the ACM, 48(5), 93-97.
16. Gersick, C.J.G. (1989). Marking time: Predictable transitions in task groups. Academy of Management Journal, 32, 274-309.
17. Goosen, K.R., Jensen, R., & Wells, R. (2001). Purpose and learning benefits of simulations: A design and development perspective. Simulation & Gaming, 32, 21-39.
18. Gosenpud, J. (1990). Evaluation of experiential learning. In J. Gentry (Ed.), Guide to business gaming and experiential learning (pp. 301-329). London: Nichols/GP.
19. Gray, C. (1995). The analysis and design of a synchronous groupware simulation for the teaching of cost accounting. In D. Saunders (Ed.), The simulation and gaming workbook: Vol. 3. Games and simulations for business (pp. 126-142). London: Kogan Page.
20. Jonassen, D.H., Peck, K.L., & Wilson B.G. (1999). Learning with technology: A constructivist perspective. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
21. Karin, I., & Preiss, K. (2002). Strategic marketing models for a dynamic competitive environment. Journal of General Management, 27(4), 63-78.
22. Lainema, T. (2007). Open system view applied in business simulation gaming. Advanced Technology for Learning, 4(4), 200-205.
23. Lainema, T. (in press). Perspective making: Constructivism as a meaning structure for simulation gaming. Simulation & Gaming.
24. Lainema, T., & Nurmi, S. (2006). Applying an authentic, dynamic learning environment in real world business. Computers and Education, 47, 94-115.
25. Lawrence, P.J. (1997). Business simulations: Dynamic, computer based case studies for management development. In B. Barta, A. Tatnall, & P. Juliff (Eds.), The place of information technology in management and business education (pp. 128-136). London: Chapman & Hall.
26. Lee, H. (1999). Time and information technology: Monochronicity, polychronicity and temporal symmetry. European Journal of Information Systems, 8, 16-26.
27. Lee, H., & Liebenau, J. (1999). Time in organizational studies: Towards a new research direction. Organization Studies, 20, 1035-1058.
28. Leet, E.H., & Wallace, W.A. (1994). Society's role in the ethics of modeling. In E. H. Wallace (Ed.), Ethics in modeling (pp. 242-246). Tarrytown, NY: Elsevier.
29. Moore, W. (1963). Man, time and society. New York: John Wiley.
30. Orlikowski, W.J., & Baroudi, J.J. (1991). Studying information technology in organizations: Research approaches and assumptions. Information Systems Research, 2(1), 1-28.
31. Patz, A.L. (1990). Open system simulation. In J. Gentry (Ed.), Guide to business gaming and experiential learning (pp. 159-176). London: Nichols /GP.
32. Teach, R.D. (1990). Designing business simulation. In J. Gentry (Ed.), Guide to business gaming and experiential learning (pp. 93-116). London: Nichols /GP.
33. Thavikulwat, P. (1996). Activity-driven time in computerized gaming simulations. Simulation & Gaming, 27, 110-122.
34. Waller, M.J., Giambatista, R.C., & Zellmer-Bruhn, M.E. (1999). The effects of individual time urgency on group polychronicity. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 14, 244-257.
35. Waller, M.J., Zellmer-Bruhn, M.E., & Giambatista, R.C. (2002). Watching the clock: Group pacing behavior under dynamic deadlines. Academy of Management Journal, 45, 1046-1055.
36. Weick, K.E. (1979). The social psychology of organizing. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.