Let’s Learn Together: Team Integration
Climate, Individual States and Learning
Using Computer-Based Simulations
Leonardo Caporarello, Massimo Magni and Ferdinando Pennarola
Abstract The present study analyses individual learning in a computer-based
simulation setting (business game). In particular, the study points out the impor-
tance of the team environment in stimulating individual states that may foster
individual learning. By taking into account 402 individuals who participated in a
computer-based simulation, we underscore that individual perception of integration
climate fosters individual curiosity and decreases individual aggressiveness.
Moreover, we outline that individual curiosity does have an impact on individual
learning.
Keywords Business game
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Team learning
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Curiosity
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Technology-based
education
1 Introduction
As employee learning plays a pivotal role for organizational innovation and com-
petitive advantage [1], business schools are increasingly seeking approaches that
allow enhancing individual learning. Indeed, learning has been outlined as a fun-
damental element for reaching sustained performance and to prepare individuals
and organizations to continuously react and adapt to shifting goals, priorities, and
environmental challenges. Due to the increased importance of learning, business
schools are enhancing their efforts in order to design training interventions, which
may foster individual learning [2].
In pursuing this goal, educational institutions are leveraging on the opportunities
offered by the pace of technological innovation through incorporating
technology-based tools for stimulating individual learning. The increased importance
Authors are listed alphabetically.
L. Caporarello Á M. Magni (&) Á F. Pennarola
Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
e-mail: massimo.magni@unibocconi.it
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