Sage Open recently published an article by Jerry P Haenisch titled, “Factors Affecting the Productivity of Government Workers”. It is interesting that a significant percentage of the respondents (35.5%) attributed poor supervision and management as the factors that limit their ability to perform productively.

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Training needs analysis helps in identifying the performance gap between the expected performance and the current performance of employees. It is the first step in the training process and helps in identifying deficiencies so that training programs can be conducted to fill the gap between the actual and expected performance. It enables the training manager to set training objectives and plan the training and development process by identifying the training requirement that is relevant to the workforce and the intended outcome that is improved job performance.

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Every organization invests a huge amount of money to recruit new employees. What happens when an employee leaves the organization? The employee not only takes the skills and knowledge imparted during training but also leaves a void that needs to be filled once again. Faced with such a scenario, what is the best possible solution for HR managers? Training an internal candidate for the position or hiring an external candidate? Which option would be more viable for the organization?

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Long ago someone said, the only thing constant in life is change. This can’t be truer when it comes to knowledge in today’s times. Knowledge has become so dynamic today that, what was true yesterday may become irrelevant today with the addition of new information circulating in cyber sphere. People have developed a need to be connected so that they can stay informed about the trends in their domain.

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Open source LMSs have been in the market especially in the education domain for many years now. Software’s such as Moodle, Sakai and A-tutor are some of the popular open source LMSs that gained popularity in educational institutions. However, in the recent years the potential of open source LMSs is being explored for use in the context of business environments.

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