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Vi deogamesc anbeus edt oas s es st hec apabi l i t i esofas pi r i ng manager sbyr ec r ui t er s ,ac c or di ngt oanews t udyf r om t heRot t er dam Sc hool ofManagementEr as musUni v er s i t y( RSM)and t heUni v er s i t yofLi ec ht ens t ei n. Conduc t edbyDrMar k usWei nmannal ongwi t hc ol l eagues ;Dr Al ex anderSi monsandDrI s abel l Wohl genanntf r om t heUni v er s i t yofLi ec ht ens t ei nandDrSt ef anFl ei s c heroft heUni v er s i t yofMüns t er ,t hes t udybui l tuponpr eex i s t i ngr es ear c hi nt ot he benef i t sofus i ngs pec i f i c al l y des i gnedr ec r ui t mentgamesand t as k s( at ac t i cc al l ed“ gami f i c at i on” )t oj udgeappl i c ant s ’ c apabi l i t i es . Thei rs t udyanal y s eswhet herof f t hes hel fv i deogamesc an al s oi ndi c at ees s ent i al managements k i l l spos s es s edbyappl i c ant st os eni or l ev el r ol es . Us i ngt hepopul ars t r at egygameCi v i l i z at i on,whi c hmaybe c ons i der edamoder ndayequi v al entt oc hes s ,t her es ear c her s enl i s t ed40bus i nes ss t udent st ol ear nt her ul esoft hegame– gi v i ngt hem amont ht odos o,bef or epl ay i ngas er i esoft i med gamesagai ns teac hot herundert es tc ondi t i ons . Par t i c i pant swer eal s or equi r edt oc ompl et eas er i esoft y pi c al as s es s mentc ent r eex er c i s es ,des i gnedt omeas ur et hemanager i al s k i l l smos tc ommonl ydes i r edbyempl oy er swhens el ec t i ngc andi dat esf ors eni or l ev el pos i t i ons .Thes ei nc l ude;c ons i der at i onandawar enes sofot her s ,c ommuni c at i on,abi l i t yt oi nf l uenc eot her s ,or gani s i ngandpl anni ng,andpr obl ems ol v i ng. Thes t udyf oundt hatt hos es t udent swhoac hi ev edhi ghs c or es wi t hi nCi v i l i z at i onwer eal s or ev eal edt opos s es ss i gni f i c ant l y bet t erpr obl ems ol v i ng,andor gani z i ngandpl anni ngs k i l l s . DrWei nmanns ay s : “ I Thasal r eadydi s r upt edt r adi t i onal f or msofper s onnel s ec t i on –c onduc t i ngr ef er enc ec hec k sv i abus i nes s or i ent eds i t esl i k es Li nk edI nf orex ampl e.Whi l s tgami f i c at i oni snot hi ngnewt he pot ent i al ofc ommer c i al v i deogamesi nas s es s i ngt al enthas l ongbeeni gnor edbyHRex per t s .Ourr es ear c hs howst he c ompet enc esr ev eal edbyj obappl i c ant sbypl ay i ngs uc h gamesc anof f ermanybenef i t st oempl oy er s ,par t i c ul ar l yf or managementl ev el r ol es .Thehi ghl ev el sofc ompl ex i t yt hat pl ay er sar ec onf r ont edwi t hr equi r et hem t opl ant hei rac t i ons c ar ef ul l y ,dev el ops ophi s t i c at eds t r at egi es ,empl oyc r i t i c al t hi nk i ngandnegot i at ewi t hot herpl ay er s–al l c r i t i c al s k i l l sf ormanager i al r ol es . ” Whi l s tt her es ear c her sac k nowl edget hatv i deogamesar eunl i k el yt or epl ac et het r adi t i onal as s es s mentc ent r er ec r ui t ment met hods ,t heys t at et hatt hei rus epr ov i desas i gni f i c antadv ant age.Vi deogamesal l owr ec r ui t er st os eeandmeas ur es k i l l s t hatmaynotbeasv i s i bl e,ormeas ur edasac c ur at el yt hr ough ot hermet hods . Forex ampl e,i nanal y s i ngt hei ngamedat as uc hast hec hat f unc t i on,t her es ear c her ss ugges tt hats t r at egygamess uc has Ci v i l i z at i onc oul dbeef f ec t i v ei nenabl i ngr ec r ui t er st oc onduc t
“ s t eal t has s es s ment s ”–whi c hc anr educ et es tanx i et ybec aus e appl i c ant sc anf ul l yi mmer s i v et hems el v esi nt hegame–pr ov i di ngamor ehol i s t i ci ns i ghti nt onotj us tt hei rc ommuni c at i onand negot i at i ons k i l l sbutt hei rper s onal i t i es .Fur t her mor e,anal y s i ng gamepl ayper f or manc edat ac oul dal s opr ov i deak eyi ndi c at ort o pot ent i al manager i al per f or manc eandc apabi l i t i es . Anaddi t i onal benef i ts ugges t edbyt her es ear c her si st hatus i ng s uc hgamesaspar toft hes k i l l sas s es s mentpr oc es sc oul dal s o pr ov i deanoppor t uni t yf orr ec r ui t er st os av ebot ht i meand money . I nt er msofper s onnel dev el opment ,t her es ear c her sal s os ugges tt hatdel i ber at el ydes i gneds t r at egygamesmaynotonl ybe us edt omeas ur eper f or manc ebutmayal s obeus edbyor gani s at i onsi nhous et oi mpr ov ec er t ai ns k i l l s ,enabl i ngempl oy eest o t r ai nandt es tt hei rabi l i t i esbef or eput t i ngt hems el v esf or war df or pr omot i on. Thes t udy ,“ Goodgamer s ,goodmanager s ?Apr oof of c onc ept s t udywi t hSi dMey er ’ sCi v i l i z at i on”i spubl i s hedandav ai l abl ev i a t heRev i ewofManager i al Sc i enc e. Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSk yEduc at i on
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Whi t eBearcr eat esnewbr andi dent i t yf orTom Par kerCr eamer y Thevi suali dent i t ybr i ngsTom Par keri nt ot hemoder nage,her oest hebr ands et hi calval ues,andcement st hei rcommi t mentt osust ai nabi l i t y . Tom Par kerCr eamer yi sshaki ngupt hemi l kai sl e.Thi sf ami l yf ar mf avour i t e hasbeenpr oduci ngdel i ci ous,ecof r i endl ymi l kf r om f r eer ange,Br i t i shcows f oroveracent ur y .Andhowdoyout akeat r adi t i onaldai r ybr andwi t h100year s ont hecl ockandpl acei tf i r ml yont her adaroft he21stcent ur yconsumer ? London/ Dubl i nbasedcr eat i veagency ,Whi t eBearSt udi o,havecr eat eda f r esh,newbr and,packagi ng,websi t eandcampai gndesi gnf ort hesedai r ydi sr upt or s. Thedesi gnt eam wasi nspi r edbyt he“ busi nessescommi t mentt ot hei rcow’ s wel f ar e,t hei rnat ur ali ngr edi ent s,andt hei rr i chher i t agedat i ngbackacent ur y” , accor di ngt oCr eat i veDi r ect orKel l yMackenzi e.
Whi t eBearbui l tt henewbr andar oundt hepr oposi t i onof‘ Happycows. Happymi l k’ ,doubl i ngdownonakeydi f f er ent i at orf orTom Par ker-howt hey t r eatt hei rcows.Fr om f r eer oami ng,t omusi ci nt hei rpar l our s,t ohavi ngt hei r backsscr at ched,Tom Par kerwant st hei rcowst obehappy . Thenewpackagi ngher oes‘ t hegi r l s’ f r ontandcent r e.Wi t hi nt hei rcur vy , bovi neout l i nes,ever yi l l ust r at i onspeakst ot hel ush,wi l dl andscapeswhi ch t hesel adi escal lhomewhi l ehi nt i ngatt hei ryummynat ur alf l avour edi ngr edi ent st oo.Thesof t ,sweetcol ourpal et t eofst r awber r y ,bananaf udge,chocol at eandmor egi vesyouat ast eoft hecr eamygoodnessbef or eyou’ veeven openedt hebot t l e.Combi ned,t heseel ement st el lt hest or yofhappycows, del i ci ousf l avourcuesandt ast yt ext ur est ocompl et et hedai r yt al e.Whenwe t akeacl oserl ooki nt ot her i chl andscapesofever yf l avourTom Par kercan st i l lbef ounddel i ver i ngmi l kdoort odoori nhi s1920’ shor seandcar t ,maki ng sur ewest i l lf i r ml ynodt ot hepastwhi l eset t i ngusupf orscal ef ort hef ut ur e. Backofpackal socar r i essi gni f i cantbr andst or yel ement s-wher ei conogr aphyt el l st hest or yoft he‘ HappyCows’ ,andt hegl asspackagi ng,andf ul l yr ecycl abl el i dsandl abel s,under pi nst hebr andscommi t mentt osust ai nabi l i t y . Ther esul t sar el oudandcl ear .Post l aunch,t hei rl i st i ngsi ncr easedby40% over ni ght .Ther ebr andsuccessf ul l yl aunchedont heMi l k&Mor epl at f or m andi nSai nsbur y' sst or eswi t hr ocket i ngdemand. “ Ourr ebr andhasbeenat r uepar t ner shi p,unl i keal otofagenci es,t heyt ot al l yunder st oodt hebr i efandr eal l yl i st enedt oourf eedback,howevert hey wer en’ taf r ai dt ochal l engeourwayoft hi nki ng. Ther esul t sspeakf ort hemsel ves–abol dnewl ookwhi chhasshel fshout ,a nodt oourher i t ageandbr oadappeal .Wecoul dn’ tbehappi er ! ” Rel easef r om Whi t eBearSt udi os
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Whyf ami l ybusi nessescandef yr ecessi ons Fami l ybusi nesseshol duni queasset swhi chmaket hem mor el i kel yt o sur vi vet ur bul entt i mesaccor di ngt or ecentr esear chf r om ESCPBusi nessSchool . Fr ancescoRat t al i no,ESCPPr of essorofManagementCont r ol ,t oget herwi t hLuci anoCi r avegna( Ki ng’ sCol l egeandI NCAE) ,Li enaKano andAl ai nVer beke( HaskayneSchoolofBusi ness) ,l ookedi nt ot he char act er i st i cst hathavehel pedFr escobal di ,pr omi nentwi nepr oducer sofover700year s,andot herf ami l yf i r mssur vi vet hr oughr evol ut i ons,r ecessi onsandwar s. Ther esear chr eveal edt hatr esi l i enceandadapt abi l i t ypl ayakeyr ol e i nt hesebusi nesses’ l ongevi t y ,aswel lasal ongt er m vi si on,f i nanci al pr udence,ast r ongconnect i onwi t ht hel ocalar eaandasol i dl i nkbet weent heowner sandt hei rbusi nessesi nt er msofl oyal t yandval ues. Accor di ngt ot her esear ch,af ami l ybusi ness’ sabi l i t yt ocr eat east r ong net wor kofr el at i onshi psandasuper i orsoci alcapi t alhavepr oduct i ve benef i t s.Byal i gni ngt hei rcor por at eval ueswi t hsoci et alval uesyst ems andbypr omot i ngmut ualengagementbet weent hef ami l y ,empl oyees andcust omer swhoembr acet hei rmi ssi onandvi si on,t hesecompani eshavebeenr ecogni sedasval uecr eat i ngpar t ner si nbr oadersoci et y . “ Thesepar t i cul arbusi nessowner scombi nei ndept hknowl edgeoft he mar ketandt hei rbusi nessst r uct ur ewi t hot herover l ookedyetf undament alasset swhi chhaveanequal l yi mpor t anti mpact .
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