Effect of Experiential Learning in Management and Performance of Organizations through Simulation with Chess

Subject Areas : مدیریت

Mahtab  Nabi Bidhendi ¹ (M.Sc. Student, Department of Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran)
Gholamhassan  Shirdel ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Qom University, Qom, Iran)

Received: 2017-01-14 Accepted : 2017-01-14 Published : 2016-09-22

Keywords: Management, Experiential Learning, Chess Simulation,

Abstract :

Organizations and offices are one of the main principles in human society. Management and leadership are among the most important indices of survival and destruction in organizations. Given the importance of competition among organizations, managers should select the most appropriate method in order to achieve their goals earlier than rivals. The question raised in this regard is whether experiential learning influences the management and performance of organizations. One of the effective methods for experiential learning is simulation because it provides users with the opportunity to investigate different solutions and results at the lowest risk and cost and in the shortest time. chess simulation is thought to be one of the most direct methods to use experiential learning model because it creates opportunities to use a number of management tools. Employing chess principles and methods and investigating the relevant impacts on organization and performance, the goals and resources of large organizations (human resources) and barriers to the achievement of goals were taken into account in this study. The parameters were considered to be chess pieces (according to the importance of organizational parameters), and different games were designed. After implementing the scenarios (games) in Arena, the most appropriate scenario was extracted and implemented to achieve organizational goals. Finally, the best scenario would be the one having highest score and lowest number of moves in the game of chess.