Effect of team cohesion on flow: An empirical study of team-based gamification for enterprise resource planning systems in online classes

摘要

Pedagogy using gamification has recently received much attention as a way of enhancingstudent learning and retention. Additionally, academic institutions are makingextensive use of online resources to expand teaching beyond the traditional classroomsetting. Both academic institutions and companies utilize virtual teams to accomplishremote teamwork, particularly in a post-COVID environment. Despite the growinginterest in incorporating gamification into teaching for business school courses, priorresearchers have paid little attention to team-based gamification in the online learningenvironment. The purpose of this study is to examine if team members’ perceived teamcohesion influences their perceptions of flow. Also, we investigate the relationshipsamong three flow dimensions: concentration, perceived control, and perceived enjoyment.We tested our research model using an enterprise resource planning simulationgame involving 187 business students. The results of structural equation modeling withpartial least squares analysis support all of our hypotheses.