An Exploratory Taxonomy of Business Games. (October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Greco, Marco; Baldissin, Nicola; Nonino, Fabio
• Is Part Of: Simulation & gaming. Volume 44:Number 5(2013)
• Page Start: 645
• Page End: 682
• Publication Date: 2013-10
• Subjects: analysis -- business game -- business game taxonomy -- characteristics -- classification system -- community -- debriefing -- definitions -- educational game -- game-based learning -- global database -- learning experience -- management education -- management game -- management simulation -- parameters -- role-play -- simulation -- skills -- taxonomy; Social sciences -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; Game theory -- Periodicals; Sciences sociales -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Simulation, Méthodes de -- Périodiques; Jeu de rôle -- Périodiques; Éducation; Jeu d'entreprise; Jeu de simulation; Méthode de simulation; Sciences sociales; Théorie des jeux; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 003.3
• DOI: 10.1177/1046878113501464
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1046-8781

Abstract

This article proposes a business game taxonomy. The taxonomy creates a comprehensive definition of business games in general and identifies their parameter-defining characteristics. A successful taxonomy can facilitate the comparison of different game-based educational tools and can direct application-based research to a game's most learning-associated components. The field's existing taxonomies within the literature are inadequate for both purposes. The genesis of our five-part taxonomy of business games was both literature-based and intuitive. It is hoped that this taxonomy will serve to develop a global database to be built collaboratively by the community of business game users and developers.