Exploring Management Games: How Do They Benefit MBA Students and How Are They Played?

Hello,

Can anybody give me some information on Management Games? How can it be played, and how will it be helpful to students of MBA?

Regards,
SHAINA

Hello everybody,

This is Lavanya working as a lecturer in the MBA department. I need some management games so that students can enhance their skills. Please help me.

Dear Shiana,

Here are some management games shared by our HR friends through Cite HR. Hope you will find them useful.

Regards,
R.S. Gusain

Dear Shiana,

I am attaching some management games shared by our HR friends through this site. Hope you will find them useful.

Regards,
R.S. Gusain

An activity depicting team building is as follows:

1. Form two groups.
2. Hand over bunches of newspapers to both.
3. Have one pair of scissors and a roll of cellophane tape common between them.
4. Ask them to build the tallest tower, and the team with the tallest tower will be the winning team.
5. Allocate 10 minutes to them.
6. Observe the activity of each member in both teams and provide comments after the activity is over.

The comments can focus on:
- Usage of resources
- Leadership roles
- Followership
- Presence of mind
- Teamwork vs. individual efforts
- Involvement and interest, etc.

Thanks,
SIS-HR

Hi Shaina, you could go through old posts, as mentioned by most of the group members. You may also want to do a Google search on the same. On various occasions, I have found games that have been appropriate for that session. You may also want to search on thiagi.com. Do let me know if you need any further help.

Regards,
Rohan

There are various management games and activities on the market that enable individuals and groups to experience real-life simulated scenarios in a classroom. However, before using them, you must be very clear about what you want people to experience or what the outcome will be related to the group's development. Individuals do not like playing games for the sake of playing games.

My company uses many management games during training, and they are successful because they are clearly linked to objectives and enable individuals to develop specific competencies.

Regards,
Joy