Business games as a tool for teaching DSS

Tal Ben-Zvi

Business games as a tool for teaching DSS

Tal Ben-Zvi

School of Business

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Abstract

This study uses a business game as a vehicle for implementing decision support systems (DSS). Eighteen companies, consisting of ninety graduating M.B.A. students, participating in a business game were required to develop DSS and to report on the systems developed. Individual questionnaires were later used to evaluate a number of relevant variables: use of systems, contribution of systems, and user satisfaction. Findings, consistent with previous empirical studies, strengthen the validity of the simulation exercise as a useful pedagogical tool for teaching management information systems (MIS) and DSS.

Original language	English
Pages	102-128
Number of pages	27
State	Published - 2006
Event	21st Annual Conference of the International Academy for Information Management, IAIM 2006 - Milwaukee, WI, United States Duration: 8 Dec 2006 → 9 Dec 2006

Conference

Conference	21st Annual Conference of the International Academy for Information Management, IAIM 2006
Country/Territory	United States
City	Milwaukee, WI
Period	8/12/06 → 9/12/06

Keywords

Business games
Decision support systems
Education
Teaching

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