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A First Life With Computerized Business Simulations

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  • Precha Thavikulwat

    (Towson University, USA, pthavikulwat@towson.edu)

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The author discusses the theoretical lens, origins, and environment of his work on computerized business simulations. Key ideas that inform his work include the two dimensions (control and interaction) of computerized simulation, the two ways of representing a natural process (phenotypical and genotypical) in a simulation, which he defines as a replicable representation of a natural process. The author touches on his professional activities, summarizes his journal articles, accounts for his education, and considers two problems that remain to be resolved: the free rider problem when participants are assigned to work in teams and the measurement reliability problem when a business simulation is used for program assessment. He reflects on the possibility of using business simulation to expand business education in developing countries.

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  • Precha Thavikulwat, 2011. "A First Life With Computerized Business Simulations," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 42(3), pages 372-383, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:simgam:v:42:y:2011:i:3:p:372-383
    DOI: 10.1177/1046878110378529
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    1. Precha Thavikulwat, 2004. "The Architecture of Computerized Business Gaming Simulations," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 35(2), pages 242-269, June.
    2. Precha Thavikulwat, 2009. "Social Choice in a Computer-Assisted Simulation," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 40(4), pages 488-512, August.
    3. Precha Thavikulwat & Sharma Pillutla, 2010. "A constructivist approach to designing business simulations for strategic management," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 41(2), pages 208-230, April.
    4. Precha Thavikulwat, 2002. "Model for Currency Exchange Rates and Its Validation," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 33(1), pages 5-27, March.
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