A case study on hosting an event as an experiential learning experience for event education

WSC Lei, CCC Lam, F Lourenço - Journal of Teaching in Travel & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study is formed based on experiential learning theory to provide students with real-life
experience to plan, organize, and host an event. Three forms of evaluation? Reaction …

Teaching for critical thinking: preparing hospitality and tourism students for careers in the twenty-first century

GA Stone, LN Duffy, HP Pinckney… - Journal of Teaching …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Twenty-first century tourism educators and career-seeking graduates are faced with a host of
novel challenges. Given the dynamic, complex nature of the contemporary tourism industry …

Facilitating the acquisition of strategic skills: The role of traditional and soft managerial skills

DH Parente, JD Stephan, RC Brown - Management Research Review, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether managers can acquire strategic
skills using management education methods in lieu of experience. It demonstrates that …

Measuring the impact of a marketing simulation game: Experience on perceived indecisiveness

WJ Wellington, DB Hutchinson… - Simulation & …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. The evidence from past research suggests that business simulation games
(BSGs) do offer a meaningful educational experience. One characteristic lacking across past …

Encouraging intrinsic motivation in management training: The use of business simulation games

I Buil, S Catalán, E Martínez - The International Journal of Management …, 2019 - Elsevier
Business simulation games are one of the most effective tools for motivating and engaging
players actively in the learning experience. In this context, understanding which factors …

Evaluating the educational value of simulation games: Learners' perspective

K Mohsen, S Abdollahi, S Omar - Innovations in Education and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Simulation games (SGs) offer great opportunities for students to learn and experience real-
world business decisions in a risk-free learning environment. However, the impact of using …

Do international marketing simulations provide an authentic assessment of learning? A student perspective

C Farrell - The International Journal of Management Education, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper seeks to determine whether international marketing simulations provide an
authentic assessment of learning. The principles of authentic assessment dictate that …

The making of hospitality managers: The role of knowledge in the development of expertise

B Wilson-Wünsch, S Beausaert… - Journal of Human …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the nature of hospitality managers' knowledge when solving typical
hotel management problems. In a cross-sectional study, data were collected from first …

Management simulations: determining their effectiveness

H Adobor, A Daneshfar - Journal of Management Development, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–The overall purpose of this research is to increase understanding of the factors that
promote the effective use of simulations in management education. Design/methodology …

A framework for understanding learning from management simulations

D Tonks, S Armitage - Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Article proposes a framework for understanding certain aspects of learning from computer‐
based management simulations. The framework is developed as a result of small‐scale …