The effects of computer-simulation game training on participants' opinions on leadership styles

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1012-1035

  Siewiorek, Anna ^a   Gegenfurtner, Andreas ^b   Lainema, Timo ^c   Saarinen, Eeli ^c   Lehtinen, Erno ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRADUATE STUDENTS; LEADERSHIP STYLE; LEADERSHIP TRAINING; MULTI-FACTOR; OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS; SIMULATION GAMES; TEAM MEMBERS; VIRTUAL TEAM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

COMPUTER GAMES;

EID: 84879664700     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12084     Document Type: Article

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