Both Action Learning and Management Games Require Trainees to Work

question 42

Essay

Both action learning and management games require trainees to work in groups. In a brief essay, explain the similarities and differences between the two management development techniques.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A training method in which two signals are consistently associated, leading to a situation where a reaction initially triggered by the second signal is ultimately induced by just the first signal.

Organizational Behavior Modification

A method of applying principles of behavioral psychology to change individual or group behaviors within an organization.

Financial Reinforcement

Using monetary rewards or penalties to influence behavior in an organization or system.

Nonfinancial Reinforcement

Motivational strategies that do not involve monetary rewards but rather recognition, feedback, and opportunities for growth.