Developing organizational simulations : a guide for practitioners, students, and researchers / George C. Thornton III, Rose A. Mueller-Hanson, Deborah E. Rupp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thornton, George C., 1940- author.

Contributor:

Mueller-Hanson, Rose A.

Rupp, Deborah E., 1975-

Series:

Series in applied psychology.

Series in Applied Psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employment tests--Design and construction.

Employment tests.

Organizational behavior--Problems, exercises, etc--Design and construction.

Organizational behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

This book provides a concise source of information on effective and practical methods for constructing simulation exercises for the assessment of psychological characteristics relevant to effectiveness in work organizations.

Contents:

Part I. Concepts and principles ; Simulation exercises in context ; Development of simulations : a model and specific steps ; Issues and specific tips for constructing simulation exercises ; Determining what to assess : identifying dimensions, exercise content, and performance standards

Part II. Specific simulation exercises ; Case study : analysis problem ; Oral presentations exercises ; Leaderless group discussions : non-assigned roles and assigned roles ; One-on-one interaction simulations : role play exercises ; in-basket exercises ; oral fact-finding exercises ; Business games ; Integrated simulation exercises : ‘a day-in-the-life” arrangements

Part III. Implementation ; Training assessors ; Compliance with professional guidelines and standards; Summary.

Notes:

Revised edition of Developing organizational simulations, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-250) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-31290-2

1-138-11929-6

1-315-65238-2

9781315652382

OCLC:

988381238