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Looking for an individual, highly complex business task for dissertation research

  • 1.  Looking for an individual, highly complex business task for dissertation research

    Posted 06-26-2013 14:05
    Hello,
     
    I am looking for an individual, highly complex, business relevant task for my dissertation research and would greatly appreciate any suggestions you may have.  The task could be a computer-based business simulation but does not necessarily need to be.
     
    My requirements for the task are as follows:
    • Individual task only
    • Highly complex
    • Requires learning task strategies rather than effort alone
    • Objective measure of task performance
    • Repeated trials
    • Changes across trials (i.e. has dynamic complexity)
    • Applicable to business
    • Windows based (if computerized)
    • Appropriate for undergraduates or MBAs
    • Maximum length of 2 hours
    • Ideally has identifiable task strategies whose usage can be tracked
     
    If anyone has any suggestions for tasks, where I might find one, or who I might speak with to find one, I would greatly appreciate it.  I can be reached at mwoodwark.phd@ivey.ca.
     
    Many thanks for your assistance.
     
    Meredith Woodwark
     
     
    Meredith J. Woodwark, MBA
    PhD Candidate, Organizational Behaviour
    PhD Association Past President/Ombuds
    Ivey Business School at Western University
    1151 Richmond Street North, Office 0N54
    London, Ontario Canada N6A 3K7
    c. 519.870.0744
    ivey.ca
     
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