“The Evolution of Childhood” by Melvin Konner (960 pages from Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, publication date May 31, 2010) compiles thirty years of research, analysis and writing. It is reviewed by Benjamin Schwarz in the May edition of … Read More
The usefulness of the Company Board is that it presents financial information in a visual manner. For people who do not enjoy looking at long columns of small numbers, this may make the information more accessible. It can also clarify … Read More
This is becoming a recurring theme for us, in both the academic and corporate sectors; and our experience highlights the value of using a business simulation as a tool for finance skills training. At Coles College of Business, Dr. Alison … Read More
Winners of the business simulation are awarded gold Business Acumen!
The following is an excerpt from the current ‘EMBA NEWS’ – the quarterly online newsmagazine of The Executive MBA Council: Through the workshops of Executive MBA Council corporate member Andromeda Training, Inc. and its Income/Outcome Business Simulations, graduate business students … Read More
A joke I’ve made (but which sometimes gets me into trouble from which, I often try to extricate myself with the help of a Davenport attorney) is about how different departments in a company drive the company car. The Finance … Read More
I would like to focus about the nature of the Israeli people and their business managers. You may say that Israel’s people, and Israeli managers, are constant arguers, bad planners, not good listeners etc. However they are also talented, practical, quick learners and flexible; born of long years … Read More
The Company Board debrief at the end of a recent 2-day workshop provided clear examples of several benefits of using this tool: connection of the simulation to the client’s real world clarification of real-world issues development of Finance personnel as … Read More
A report in the June 25, 2009, London-based journal BMC Geriatrics has measured a significant difference in the memory and awareness abilities between US and UK seniors. Functionally, 75-year-old Americans performed at the level of 65-year-old Brits. This discrepancy was … Read More
In casual thought, ‘toys’ and ‘games’ sound the same – interchangeable terms for fun kids’ stuff. But in an insightful analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Spore, the 2008 video game from Will Wright (creator of Sim City and … Read More