Types of Business Simulation Games
Business simulation games can be classified according to several properties. The first taxonomies were introduced already in the beginning of the 1960s (see e.g. Greenlaw et al., 1962). Here we introduce the taxonomy from Biggs, which is practically identical with the taxonomy from Greenlaw et al.
| Dimension | Description of alternatives |
|---|---|
| Functional or Total enterprise | Designed to focus specifically on problems of decision-making as seen in one functional area; OR
Designed to give participants experience in making decisions at a top executive level and in which decisions from one functional area interact with those made in other areas of a firm. |
| Competitive or Non-competitive | Whether the decisions or participants influence the results of other participants or not. |
| Interactive or Noninteractive | In an interactive game participants respond to the questions at the computer, receive an immediate response, and then submit additional decisions. In a noninteractive game decisions are submitted to the game administrator. |
| Industry specific or Generic | In an industry specific game the authors attempt to replicate closely the actual industry. In generic games only general business relationships are replicated. |
| Played by Individuals or by Teams | |
| Deterministic or Stochastic | The stochastic alternative is probabilistic, including chance elements. |
| Degree of complexity | Two dimensions of complexity: (a) game decision input variable complexity, (b) the computer model complexity |
| The time period simulated | E.g. day/week/quarter/year |
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