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The Tournament Concept in Assessment

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  • Precha Thavikulwat
  • Sharma Pillutla

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This article reports on two studies that were conducted to determine whether (a) total enterprise simulations are suitable for assessing business skills and (b) the tournament concept can be effectively applied to such simulations. The first study involved 141 senior business students; the second, 74. The results are consistently favorable on both questions. The studies also show that the free-rider problem that may have previously undermined the validity of simulation performance scores can be overcome by incorporating a system of individual performance scores, and that a progressively difficult simulation experience can keep participants challenged for 30 decision periods.

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  • Precha Thavikulwat & Sharma Pillutla, 2004. "The Tournament Concept in Assessment," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 35(1), pages 5-28, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:simgam:v:35:y:2004:i:1:p:5-28
    DOI: 10.1177/1046878103261915
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    1. Herbert H. Hand & Henry P. Sims, Jr., 1975. "Statistical Evaluation of Complex Gaming Performance," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 21(6), pages 708-717, February.
    2. George H. Tompson & Parshotam Dass, 2000. "Improving Students’ Self-Efficacy in Strategic Management: The Relative Impact of Cases and Simulations," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 31(1), pages 22-41, March.
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    1. Precha Thavikulwat & Sharma Pillutla, 2010. "A constructivist approach to designing business simulations for strategic management," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 41(2), pages 208-230, April.
    2. Precha Thavikulwat, 2004. "The Architecture of Computerized Business Gaming Simulations," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 35(2), pages 242-269, June.

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