APA Dictionary of Psychology

a management development technique involving group role play. A large group is broken up into smaller groups, each of which comprises three people sitting in one row and the three people sitting directly behind them. Each six-person group is then given the same problem, with each member assigned one of six roles in the decision-making process. The solutions derived by each group are then reported to the entire body. See also business game; case method; conference method; scenario analysis.