Managerial Motivation Mid Realism Among MBA Students As Viewed Through The Looking Glass, Inc. Simulation

Abstract

"Beginning MBA students and executives participated in The Looking Glass, Inc. simulation while observers evaluated their behavior on a motivation to manage scale. Other data were collected from the student and executive participants. The research investigated 1) the students’ change in motivation to manage, 2) the correlation of self and observer ratings of motivation to manage, 3) executives’ prior perceptions of MBA students’ realism about the work environment, and 4) changes in the executives’ perceptions. A significant change in motivation to manage was not discovered nor were significant correlations obtained between self and observer ratings. Further result,; indicated that executives did not believe that new MBAs view the work environment realistically prior to the simulation. Executives did, however, indicate a significant change in their perceptions after participating in the simulation with MBA students. "