Charting the experiential territory:Clarifying definitions and uses of computer simulation, games, and role play

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 732-744

  Hale Feinstein, Andrew ^a   Mann, Stuart ^a   Corsun, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Experiential learning; Games; Role play

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120883     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710210448011     Document Type: Article

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