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It also offers an insight, by using the metaphor \u201cFlying the Organization\u201d, on how flying concepts can be applied in the organizational context. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 The research lab was done using Microsoft Excel in what was related to the simulator development. All relevant data was gathered from organization's information systems (IS) and inserted into Microsoft Excel. Future implementations should be integrated with the organization's IS. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 This article contributes to the \u201cstate of art\u201d of organizational simulators by providing a real case and provides both the entrepreneurial and academia communities for conducting future actions within this subject. 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