Using a business simulation to teach applied skills – the benefits and the challenges of using student teams from multiple countries

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 330-336

  Doyle, Declan ^a   Brown, F William ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business games; Competition; Electronic mail; Simulation; Skills; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986085925     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590010373316     Document Type: Article

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