SPECIALIZATION: Management, international business, games, and simulations

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Major: Management
Related Field: Managerial Accounting
Minors: Economics, Industrial Psychology

Ph.D., 1978

University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Major: Mechanical Engineering

B.S., 1971, with high distinction

APPOINTMENTS

Towson University Towson, MD	Professor of Management (1994-present); Associate Professor of Management (1988-94).
California State University Los Angeles, CA	Associate Professor of Management (1984-88).
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	Associate/Assistant Professor of Management (1979-84).
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	Instructor/Teaching Associate of Management (1973-79).

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

1. Thavikulwat, P. (2012). Life span as the measure of performance and learning in a business gaming simulation. Simulation & Gaming, 43, 236-256. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

2. Thavikulwat, P. (2012). Reductionism in an international entrepreneurship game. AIB Insights, 12(1), 10-14. Available http://aib.msu.edu/publications/aibinsights.asp.

3. Thavikulwat, P. (2011). A first life with computerized business simulations. Simulation & Gaming, 42, 372-383. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

4. Bragge, J., Thavikulwat, P., & Töyli, J. (2010). Profiling 40 years of research in Simulation & Gaming, Simulation & Gaming, 41, 869-897. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

5. Thavikulwat, P., & Pillutla, S. (2010). A constructivist approach to designing business simulations for strategic management. Simulation & Gaming, 41, 208-230. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

6. Thavikulwat, P. (2009). Social choice in a computer-assisted simulation. Simulation & Gaming, 40, 488-512. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

7. Thavikulwat, P., & Pillutla, S. (2008). Pure and mixed strategies for programmed trading in a periodic double auction. International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences, 1(3), 338-358. Available http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijads.

8. Thavikulwat, P. (2006). Business simulations. In Encyclopedia of Career Development (Vol. 1, pp. 52-54). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

9. Thavikulwat, P. (2004). The architecture of computerized business gaming simulations. Simulation & Gaming, 35, 242-269. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

10. Thavikulwat, P., & Pillutla, S. (2004). The tournament concept in assessment. Simulation & Gaming, 35, 5-28. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

11. Thavikulwat, P. (2002). Model for currency exchange rates and its validation. Simulation & Gaming, 33, 5-27. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

12. Thavikulwat, P. (1999). Developing computerized business gaming simulations. Simulation & Gaming, 30, 361-366. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

13. Thavikulwat, P. (1997). Real markets in computerized top-management gaming simulations designed for assessment. Simulation & Gaming, 28, 276-285.

14. Thavikulwat, P. (1996). Activity-driven time in computerized gaming simulations. Simulation & Gaming, 27, 110-122. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

15. Thavikulwat, P. (1995). Computer-assisted gaming for entrepreneurship education. Simulation & Gaming, 26, 328-345. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

16. Thavikulwat, P. (1992). Product quality in computerized business simulations. Simulation & Gaming, 23, 431-441. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

17. Thavikulwat, P. (1991). Modeling the human component in computer-based business simulations. Simulation & Gaming, 22, 350-359. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

18. Thavikulwat, P. (1989). Modeling market demand in a demand-independent business simulation. Simulation & Games, 20, 439-458. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

19. Thavikulwat, P. (1988). Emphasizing different modes of learning through a configurable business simulation game. Simulation & Games, 19, 408-414. Available http://sag.sagepub.com/.

COMPUTERIZED BUSINESS GAMING SIMULATIONS

1. Thavikulwat. P. (1994-2010). GEO: An International Business Strategy Gaming Simulation, Towson University (http://pages.towson.edu/precha/geo/).

2. Thavikulwat, P. (1991). CEO: A Business Simulation for Policy and Strategic Management. New York: McGraw-Hill.

3. Thavikulwat, P. (1989). MANAGEMENT 500: A Business Simulation for Production and Operations Management. New York: McGraw-Hill.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Business & Management Editor (2012-present), Associate Editor (1995-2012). Simulation & Gaming: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theory, Practice, and Research.

2. Consulting Editor (2010-present). Journal of Simulation/Gaming for Learning and Development.

3. Fellow (1999-present). Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning.

4. President (1996-97). Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning.

5. Technology Fellow Award (2002). An international-business computer-assisted LAN-based gaming simulation with web browser integration. Center for Instructional Advancement and Technology, Towson University.

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