A framework for understanding learning from management simulations

Article proposes a framework for understanding certain aspects of learning from computer-based management simulations. The framework is developed as a result of small-scale, exploratory research amongst postgraduate students at three European Business Schools. An overview from the general literature on management learning is provided and claims made in the specific literature regarding student learning from management simulations are considered. There is reference to the methodological problems associated with establishing learning outcomes. The need to conduct research into the learning experience from the student perspective is argued. A framework for mapping student perceptions of management simulation learning is developed using the established notions of learning style and depth of learning. Data from the exploratory research are used as illustration for the framework.