Management Games

Abstract

Management games are used in management training to give participants a chance to make decisions and undergo experiences not usually available to them in the real world. Participants are asked to fill a role in the organization which requires them to make decisions and exercise particular skills. The games allow for the telescoping of time, the avoidance of the financial risk associated with real‐life decisions and provide opportunities for participants to measure their own performance against those of their peers from other organizations. The “in‐basket” technique, which comprises a number of business papers upon which the administrator must base his decisions, is a refinement of the game. In the Institute of Administration at the University of New South Wales management games are used as teaching aids to supplement other techniques of management training.

Citation

DERWENT, S. (1965), "Management Games", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb009593