Learning from a Business Simulation Game: A Factor-Analytic Study

Dumblekar, Vinod; Dhar, Upinder

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-72132-9_28

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“…The experiences from the simulations build knowledge, self-efficacy, confidence and creative thinking skills leading to high levels of Satisfaction. Business game players can acquire a deep understanding of business goal orientation, collaborative action, competitiveness, business skills and sales function (Dumblekar & Dhar, 2021). The game is an exercise of business themes and management practices in an interactive, exploratory and inter-disciplinary environment of experiential learning.…”

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“…This learning is an outcome of decisions, communications and interactions with others, and discovery from perceptions and reflections. The learning experiences of players in simulation games may encourage and enlarge the players' OTE, making the players more amenable to receive, understand and use what they learn from their observations and reflections (Dumblekar & Dhar, 2021).…”

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Openness to Experience and Player Satisfaction in a Simulation Game

Dumblekar,

Antony,

Dhar

2024

Simulation & Gaming

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Background Openness to experience (OTE) is one of the Big Five traits that describe the personality of the individual. Player satisfaction (Satisfaction) is composed of the factors of excitement, challenge, learning experience, team victory and self-discovery in a simulation game. OTE and Satisfaction appear to have a symbiotic relationship that feeds on their characteristics and outcomes. This study is undertaken to understand the relationship between OTE and Satisfaction in a simulation game. Objectives of the Study The objectives are to develop a scale of OTE in the context of a simulation game, to identify the factors of OTE and to study the interactive effects of OTE and Satisfaction and their factors. Methods An instrument of 40 statements was administered to 190 post-graduate management students at the end of a brand-related simulation game. It had 12 statements that represented OTE and 28 statements of the Satisfaction scale. The data was purified and processed for factor analysis; the variables and their factors were subjected to correlation and regression. Results Two OTE factors, each of eigenvalue greater than one, were extracted and named search for novelty and passion to know. Discussion The conclusions of this study may be generalisable only to sample profiles that are most similar to the study sample, but not to other contexts due to the ambiguous effect of personality, contexts and cultures on the study variables. The strong positive correlations between OTE, Satisfaction and their factors show their bases in a common platform, i.e. the experience of the simulation game. The search for novelty predicts Satisfaction more powerfully than OTE predicts Satisfaction. Self-discovery, learning experience and excitement affect OTE positively and more powerfully than challenge, team victory or Satisfaction. Further studies of passion, intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy may enhance our understanding of their impact on Satisfaction.

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Openness to Experience and Player Satisfaction in a Simulation Game

Dumblekar,

Antony,

Dhar

2024

Simulation & Gaming

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An Empirical Study of the Constituent Factors of Player Behaviour

Dumblekar,

Dubey,

Dhar

2024

Simulation & Gaming

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Background Player behaviour comprises thoughts, decisions and other actions that arise from multiple sources and contexts in games and is based on the players’ complex environment of information, vicarious experiences and perspectives. Learning and superior performance within the game are shaped by the players’ goal orientation, conviction and interactions. Objectives of the study: The study sought to understand the concept, functions and constituents of player behaviour from their perspectives, expectations, beliefs and traits. Recognising player behaviour in terms of its constituent elements would clarify and enhance knowledge of human behaviour and make it simple to use the understanding in deeper enquiry and applications. Method An instrument of 43 statements was first developed based on extant research and refined by the responses of 45 university teachers. It was then administered to 1,260 university students from whom 711 valid responses were received. The sample was processed by exploratory factor analysis under varimax rotation to yield the scale of player behaviour at a Cronbach alpha of .96 and a cumulative variance of 54 percent. Results The seven factors of the scale had an eigenvalue each of more than one, and Cronbach α values of .58 to .90. The exploratory factor analysis generated seven factors that were named conviction, experience sharing, uncertainty, unpredictability, insights, preparedness and planning. Discussion The study identified the factors of player behaviour and studied the effect of gender and education on player behaviour. It showed that player behaviour emerges from convictions which are perspectives backed by ready resources, skills and action plans to simplify, understand and respond to situations and likely problems. The behavioural differences between gender, type of programme and level of education were not significant. The study also discussed the nature of each factor and the limitations, suggestions and implications of the study.

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Learning from a Business Simulation Game: A Factor-Analytic Study

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Openness to Experience and Player Satisfaction in a Simulation Game

Openness to Experience and Player Satisfaction in a Simulation Game

An Empirical Study of the Constituent Factors of Player Behaviour

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