Death of the role-play

• Main Authors: ALEXANDER, Nadja, LeBaron, Michelle
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Negotiation; training; role-play; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; Higher Education; Legal Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1872; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3824/viewcontent/DeathRole_Play_2009_bkchp_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Setting someone up to fail does indeed sound unfair. In fact it could be described as an ambush – outlaw facilitators lying in wait for unsuspecting students. Not only is this unsettling in a training environment, we can ask whether this lack of transparency runs counter to the behavior expected of...