Needs assessment is the process of determining what types of training, if any, are necessary in an organization. Various factors might prompt a needs assessment: new equipment or technology, new product lines, or simply the perceived need for improvement in some skill. A needs assessment includes analysis of the organization, the employees working for the company, and the tasks involved in performing a job. Only when there is a thorough understanding of these three components can a company make an informed and cost-effective decision about training strategy. A needs assessment answers questions in three broad areas: organization—what is the context in which training will occur?; person—who needs training?; and task—what subjects should the training cover?

Danielle enjoy working as in certified public accountant (cpa) and assisting small business and individuals with managing their financial and taxes . which general area of accounting is her specialty ?

wilson's has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $35 a share. the firm also has a bond issue outstanding with a total face value of $250,000 which is selling for 102 percent of face value. the cost of equity is 11 percent while the preminustax cost of debt is 8 percent. the firm has a beta of 1.1 and a tax rate of 34 percent. what is wilson's weighted average cost of capital?

Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i.e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”