In an attempt to discover improved classroom teaching methods, a class was turned into a business organization as a way of bringing life to the previously covered lectures and textual materials. The simulated games were an attempt to get people to work toward a common goal with all of the power plays, secret meetings, brainstorming, anger, and friendship choices. The idea was to structure the members of the class into a hierarchical organization with organizational goals and functioning departments similar to those of a training-consulting firm. The instructor declared himself to be the general manager, not to keep control, but to stay out of the mainstream of the flow of communication. Organizational positions were assigned to each individual based on expressed preferences in response to a written description of each organizational slot. The advantages of this type of teaching method are the realistic experiences and the official and secret power plays and communication attempts. (RB)