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HRM 420 Week 2 Assignment Gap Analysis, SWOT Analysis, and
Needs Assessment (Ebay)
Gap Analysis, SWOT Analysis, and Needs Assessment
Needs Assessment is an important part of Training and
Development. Review the course readings for this week, and utilize
the SWOT you created for the thread this week. Create a Needs
Assessment for your company you have analyzed in the SWOT. To
do this, create a 2-4 page paper, following APA 6th guidelines, with
the following headings:
A. Company information: Brief introduction. Provide company
information, background, and recent stock value trending in this
section. (i.e. in the past year, has the stock gone up or down? Have
there been recent significant changes in their industry? Basic
orienting information goes here.) (5 points.)
B. SWOT: Include your SWOT from the threaded discussion (you
can use bullets and SWOT headings here.) (5 points, but required.)
C. Gap analysis: What possible gaps do you see in the company
(think opportunities, weaknesses, threats) which haven’t already
been addressed? Perhaps these have to do with new regulations
forthcoming in the industry which may need addressing? Perhaps
the company has just acquired a new company and is branching out
into new territory? Discuss two or three of those gaps, with are
employee related, and which could lend themselves to potential