John C. Beck; Mitchell Wade
|Format: Hardcopy Black & White|
|Also Available In:||English PDF|
|List Price: $6.93||Source: Harvard Business Press Chapters|
|Publication Date: Sep 28, 2006||Product #: 6625BC-HCB-ENG|
|Discipline: Organizational Behavior||Length: 22 p, English Hardcopy Black & White|
One of the strongest lessons that gamers learn is that failure doesn't hurt. Because of the probability of failure involved in playing most video games, players naturally focus on what they did wrong, what they could have done better, and how they can get to the next level. This attitude toward failure also makes the gamer generation more likely to believe that taking risks is the best way to succeed. This chapter demonstrates why gamers embrace risk in exactly the right way for business. This chapter is excerpted from "The Kids Are Alright: How the Gamer Generation Is Changing the Workplace."
To explain how gamers' attitudes toward risk and reward may translate into professional success.
Baby boomers; Human resource management; Management styles; Organizational culture; Risk